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AutoCAD and Its Applications—Advanced
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NOTE NOTE
Editing a fi llet or chamfer is discussed in Chapter 11. The
SOLIDEDIT
command
discussed in Chapter 12 can also be used to edit a fi llet or chamfer.
Exercise 8-8
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Complete the exercise on the companion website.
Converting to Solids Converting to Solids
Additional fl exibility in creating solids is provided by the
CONVTOSOLID
command. This command allows you to directly convert certain closed objects into
solids. You can convert:
• Circles with thickness.
• Wide, uniform-width polylines with thickness. This includes polygons and
rectangles.
• Closed, zero-width polylines with thickness. This includes polygons, rectan-
gles, and closed revision clouds.
• Mesh primitives and other watertight mesh objects. Working with mesh objects
is discussed in Chapter 9.
• Watertight surface models.
First, select the command. Then, select the objects to convert and press [Enter]. The
objects are instantly converted with no additional input required. Figure 8-22 shows
two different objects before and after conversion to a solid.
If an object that appears to be a closed polyline with a thickness does not convert
to a solid and AutoCAD displays the message
Cannot convert an open
curve, the poly-
line was not closed using the
Close
option of the
PLINE
command. Use the
PEDIT
or
PROPERTIES
command to close the polyline and use the
CONVTOSOLID
command
again.
CONVTOSOLID
Ribbon
Home
Solid Editing
Convert to Solid
Type
CONVTOSOLID
A
B
Figure 8-22.
A—Two polylines
with thickness that
will be converted
into solids. B—The
resulting solids.