3D

Creates 3D polyface mesh objects in common geometric shapes that can be hidden, shaded, or rendered.

List of Prompts

The following prompts are displayed.

Enter an option [Box/Cone/DIsh/DOme/Mesh/Pyramid/Sphere/Torus/Wedge]:

Box

Creates a 3D box polyface mesh.

Corner of Box

Sets the first corner of the box.

Length of Box

Sets the first corner of the box.

Width

Specifies the width of the box. Enter a distance or specify a point relative to the corner point of the box.

Height of Box

Specifies the height of the box. Enter a distance or specify a point relative to the corner point of the box.

Rotation Angle

Rotates the box about the first corner specified. If you enter 0, the box remains orthogonal to the current X and Y axes.

Copy

Creates a rotated copy of the box.

Reference

Aligns the box with other objects in the drawing or relative to an angle you specify. The base point for the rotation is the first corner of the box.

• Reference Angle:Defines a reference angle by specifying two points or an angle from the X axis on the XY plane. For example, you can rotate the box to align two specified points on the box with a point on another object. After defining a reference angle, specify a point for the reference angle to align with. The box then rotates around the first corner relative to the angle of rotation specified for the reference angle.

  If you enter 0 as a reference angle, the new angle determines the rotation of the box.

• New Angle:

  Specify a point relative to the base point. The base point for the rotation is the first corner of the box. The box rotates by the angle between the reference angle and the new angle. If you want to align the box with another object, specify two points on the target object to define the new angle of rotation for the box.

  If the reference angle of rotation is 0, the box rotates the angular distance entered relative to the first corner of the box.

Cube

Creates a cube using the length for the width and height of the box.

Center Point for Base

Radius for Base

Radius for Top

Specify rotation angle of box about the Z axis or [Reference]: Specify an angle or enter r

Rotation Angle

Rotates the cube about the first corner of the box. If you enter 0, the box remains orthogonal to the current X and Y axes.

Copy

Creates a rotated copy of the cube.

Reference

Aligns the box with other objects in the drawing or relative to an angle you specify. The base point for the rotation is the first corner of the box.

Specify the reference angle <0>: Specify a point, enter an angle, or press Enter

You can define a reference angle by specifying two points or an angle from the X axis on the XY plane. For example, you can rotate the box to align two specified points on the box with a point on another object. After defining a reference angle, specify a point for the reference angle to align with. The box then rotates around the first corner relative to the angle of rotation specified for the reference angle.

If you enter 0 as a reference angle, the new angle alone determines the rotation of the box.

Specify the new angle: Specify a point or enter an angle

To specify the new angle of rotation, specify a point relative to the base point. The base point for the rotation is the first corner of the box. The box rotates the angular distance between the reference angle and the new angle. If you want to align the box with another object, specify two points on the target object to define the new angle of rotation for the box.

If the reference angle of rotation is 0, the box rotates the angular distance entered relative to the first corner point of the box.

Cone

Creates a cone-shaped polygon mesh.

Specify center point for base of cone: Specify a point (1)

Specify radius for base of cone or [Diameter]: Specify a distance or enter d

Radius for Base

Defines the base of the cone by its radius.

Specify radius for top of cone or [Diameter] <0>: Specify a distance, enter d, or press Enter

Radius for Top

Defines the top of the cone by its radius. A value of 0 produces a cone. A value greater than 0 produces a truncated cone.

Specify height of cone: Specify a distance

Enter number of segments for surface of cone <16>: Enter a value greater than 1 or press Enter

Diameter for Top

Defines the top of the cone by its diameter. A value of 0 produces a cone. A value greater than 0 produces a truncated cone.

Specify diameter for top of cone <0>: Specify a distance or press Enter

Specify height of cone: Specify a distance

Enter number of segments for surface of cone <16>: Enter a value greater than 1 or press Enter

Diameter for Base

Defines the base of the cone by its diameter.

Specify diameter for base of cone: Specify a distance

Specify radius for top of cone or [Diameter] <0>: Specify a distance, enter d, or press Enter

Radius for Top

Defines the top of the cone by its radius. A value of 0 produces a cone. A value greater than 0 produces a truncated cone.

Specify height of cone: Specify a distance

Enter number of segments for surface of cone <16>: Enter a value greater than 1 or press Enter

Diameter for Top

Defines the top of the cone by its diameter. A value of 0 produces a cone. A value greater than 0 produces a truncated cone.

Specify diameter for top of cone <0>: Specify a distance

Specify height of cone: Specify a distance

Enter number of segments for surface of cone <16>: Enter a value greater than 1 or press Enter

Dish

Creates the lower half of a spherical polygon mesh.

Specify center point of dish: Specify a point (1)

Specify radius of dish or [Diameter]: Specify a distance or enter d

Radius

Defines the dish by its radius.

Enter number of longitudinal segments for surface of dish <16>: Enter a value greater than 1 or press Enter

Enter number of latitudinal segments for surface of dish <8>: Enter a value greater than 1 or press Enter

Diameter

Defines the dish by its diameter.

Specify diameter of dish: Specify a distance

Enter number of longitudinal segments for surface of dish <16>: Enter a value greater than 1 or press Enter

Enter number of latitudinal segments for surface of dish <8>: Enter a value greater than 1 or press Enter

Dome

Creates the upper half of a spherical polygon mesh.

Specify center point of dome: Specify a point (1)

Specify radius of dome or [Diameter]: Specify a distance or enter d

Radius

Defines the dome by its radius.

Enter number of longitudinal segments for surface of dome: Enter a value greater than 1 or press Enter

Enter number of latitudinal segments for surface of dome <8>: Enter a value greater than 1 or press Enter

Diameter

Defines the dome by its diameter.

Specify diameter of dome: Specify a distance

Enter number of longitudinal segments for surface of dome <16>: Enter a value greater than 1 or press Enter

Enter number of latitudinal segments for surface of dome <8>: Enter a value greater than 1 or press Enter

Mesh

Creates a planar mesh whose M and N sizes determine the number of lines drawn in each direction along the mesh. The M and N directions are similar to the X and Y axes of an XY plane.

Specify first corner point of mesh: Specify a point (1)

Specify second corner point of mesh: Specify a point (2)

Specify third corner point of mesh: Specify a point (3)

Specify fourth corner point of mesh: Specify a point (4)

Enter mesh size in the M direction: Enter a value between 2 and 256

Enter mesh size in the N direction: Enter a value between 2 and 256

Pyramid

Creates a pyramid or a tetrahedron.

Specify first corner point for base of pyramid: Specify a point (1)

Specify second corner point for base of pyramid: Specify a point (2)

Specify third corner point for base of pyramid: Specify a point (3)

Specify fourth corner point for base of pyramid or [Tetrahedron]: Specify a point (4) or enter t

Fourth Corner Point

Defines the fourth corner point of the base of a pyramid.

Specify apex point of pyramid or [Ridge/Top]: Specify a point (5) or enter an option

The Z value of the point specified determines the height for the pyramid's apex, top, or ridge line.

Apex Point

Defines the top of the pyramid as a point (apex).

Ridge

Defines the top of the pyramid as a ridge line. The two endpoints must lie in the same direction as the base points to prevent a self-intersecting wireframe.

Specify first ridge end point of pyramid: Specify a point (1)

Specify second ridge end point of pyramid: Specify a point (2)

Top

Defines the top of the pyramid as a rectangle. If the top points cross, they create a self-intersecting polygon mesh.

Specify first corner point for top of pyramid: Specify a point

Specify second corner point for top of pyramid: Specify a point

Specify third corner point for top of pyramid: Specify a point

Specify fourth corner point for top of pyramid: Specify a point

Tetrahedron

Creates a tetrahedral polygon mesh.

Specify apex point of tetrahedron or [Top]: Specify a point or enter t

Apex Point

Defines the top of the tetrahedron as a point (apex).

Top

Defines the top of the tetrahedron as a triangle. If the top points cross, they create a self-intersecting polygon mesh.

Specify first corner point for top of tetrahedron: Specify a point (1)

Specify second corner point for top of tetrahedron: Specify a point (2)

Specify third corner point for top of tetrahedron: Specify a point (3)

Sphere

Creates a spherical polygon mesh.

Specify center point of sphere: Specify a point (1)

Specify radius of sphere or [Diameter]: Specify a distance or enter d

Radius

Defines the sphere by its radius.

Enter number of longitudinal segments for surface of sphere <16>: Enter a value greater than 1 or press Enter

Enter number of latitudinal segments for surface of sphere <16>: Enter a value greater than 1 or press Enter

Diameter

Defines the sphere by its diameter.

Specify diameter of sphere: Specify a distance

Enter number of longitudinal segments for surface of sphere <16>: Enter a value greater than 1 or press Enter

Enter number of latitudinal segments for surface of sphere <16>: Enter a value greater than 1 or press Enter

Torus

Creates a toroidal polygon mesh that is parallel to the XY plane of the current UCS.

Specify center point of torus: Specify a point (1)

Specify radius of torus or [Diameter]: Specify a distance or enter d

The radius of the torus is measured from its center point to its outside edge, not to the center of the tube.

Radius of Torus

Radius

Defines the torus by its radius.

Specify radius of tube or [Diameter]: Specify a distance or enter d

Diameter of Torus

Defines the torus by its diameter.

Specify diameter of torus: Specify a distance

Specify radius of tube or [Diameter]: Specify a distance or enter d

Radius of Tube

Defines the tube by its radius.

Enter number of segments around tube circumference <16>: Enter a value greater than 1 or press Enter

Enter number of segments around torus circumference <16>: Enter a value greater than 1 or press Enter

The radius of the tube of the torus is measured from the center of the tube to the outside edge of the tube.

Diameter of Tube

Defines the tube by its diameter.

Specify diameter of tube: Specify a distance

Enter number of segments around tube circumference <16>: Enter a value greater than 1 or press Enter

Enter number of segments around torus circumference <16>: Enter a value greater than 1 or press Enter

Wedge

Creates a right-angle, wedge-shaped polygon mesh with a sloped face tapering along the X axis.

Specify corner point of wedge: Specify a point (1)

Specify length of wedge: Specify a distance

Specify width of wedge: Specify a distance

Specify height of wedge: Specify a distance

Specify rotation angle of wedge about the Z axis: Specify an angle

The base point for the rotation is the corner point of the wedge. If you enter 0, the wedge remains orthogonal to the current UCS plane. Enter c to create a rotated copy of the wedge.