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AutoCAD and Its Applications—Advanced
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pick all of the lines of the object. After pressing [Enter], you are prompted that a loop is
extracted, a region is created, and, if constraints were applied, that they are removed.
The appearance of the object will not change.
Converting to a Solid
The object is now a “region” that can be quickly converted to a solid. First change
to the
3D Modeling
workspace, and then use the viewport controls or the view cube to
display the object from the southwest isometric viewpoint. Working with models is
more intuitive when a 3D display is used. See Figure 1-20C.
The region can be converted to a solid using either the
EXTRUDE
or
PRESSPULL
command. For example, pick the
Extrude
button in the
Modeling
panel on the
Home
tab of the ribbon and select the region. Using direct distance entry, enter a height of .55,
as shown in Figure 1-21, and press [Enter].
EXTRUDE
Ribbon
Home
Modeling
Extrude
Type
EXTRUDE
EXT
B
A C
Figure 1-20.
A—Half of the 2D object is drawn using geometric constraints. B—The object is mirrored to
create a full profile of the connector body. C—The object is now a “region” and is displayed
in the southwest isometric viewpoint.
Enter the extrusion
distance
Select the
command
Figure 1-21.
The object is
extruded into a solid
and displayed as a
wireframe.