AUTOCAD 3D SOLID MODELING

Course details

COURSE CONTENT:

Introduction to 3D

• Types of 3D Models
• Orbiting Your 3D Model
• Setting Viewport Display

Creating Solid Primitives

• About Solid Primitive
• Creating a Solid Box
• Creating a Solid Sphere
• Creating a Solid Cylinder
• Creating a Solid Cone
• Creating a Solid Wedge
• Creating a Solid Torus
• Creating a Solid Pyramid

Creating Models from 2D Profiles

• About Models from 2D Profiles
• About the Right-Hand Rule of Rotation
• Choosing a Model Creation Method
• Creating a Model Using the Planar Surface Command
• Creating a Model Using the Polysolid Command
• Creating a Model Using the Extrude Command
• Creating a Model Using the Presspull Command
• Creating a Model Using the Revolve Command
• Creating a Helical Path
• Creating a Model Using the Sweep Command
• Creating a Model Using the Loft Command

Creating Composite Solids

• About Composite Solids
• Creating Solids Using Union
• Creating Solids Using Subtract
• Creating Solids Using Intersect
• Checking Interference

Working in 3D

• About the Cartesian Coordinate System
• Changing the Coordinate System
• Changing the UCS Icon Display
• Acquiring Points in 3D Space

Editing Models

Adding Detail to Your Solid Models

• Filleting Solid Models
• Chamfering Solid Models
• Slicing a Solid Model

Editing Solid Models

• Extruding Faces
• Moving Faces
• Offsetting Faces
• Deleting Faces
• Rotating Faces
• Tapering Faces

Extracting Geometry from Solid Models

• Overview
• Copying Faces
• Copying Edges
• Exploding 3D Models

Changing the Model Position

• Overview
• Moving in 3D
• Aligning in 3D
• Rotating in 3D

Duplicating the Model

• Overview
• Mirroring in 3D
• Arraying in 3D

Getting Information from 3D Objects

• Overview
• Checking Solid Model Integrity
• Viewing Mass Properties
• Changing Face Color
• Changing Edge Color

Sectioning a Model and Creating Drawings

Section a Solid Model and Generate 2D Geometry

• Displaying 2D Geometry from a Model View
• Manipulating Section Planes
• Generating 2D/3D Sections

Creating Drawings from 3D Models

• Overview
• Types of Views from 3D Models
• Shaded and Hidden Views
• Creating Views from Flatshots

Visualization

Using Visual Styles

• About Visual Styles
• Using the Visual Styles Manager

Rendering

• About the Rendering Environment and Render Presets

Navigating the Model

• Walking and Flying Through a Model

Using Cameras and Views

• About Cameras
• Creating Cameras and Views