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Lesson9:Modifying3Dobjectspart.1

KeyVocab:

Perpendicular:Atanangleof90degreestoaline,surfaceortheground.

Chamfer:Cutawaytomakeaslopededge.

Octagon:Aneight-sidedfigure

1) Tweak:1. ADDanoctagontothegrid.2. 2.SELECTthebottomedgeoftheoctagonandCLICKonthegearmenu.SELECTthetweaktool.3. 3.PULLtheselectededge.

2) PressandPull:1- SELECTanelement,CLICKthegearbuttonandSELECTpressandpull.DRAGthearrowhandleto

EDITtheobject.2- usepressandpulltomodifyyourshapestoanythingyoulike.

3) Splitface:1- MOVE thelongrectangleoverthe3Dringyouhaveinthe

workspace.

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2- GOtothetopmenu,underthemodifybutton,SELECTthesplitfacetool.3- Inthesubmenu,SELECTthetopoftheringasthefacetosplit.ThenSELECTthelongrectangle

asthesplittingentity.

4- PRESStheenterkeytoconfirmandCLOSEthetool.

5- SELECTtheringandthenSELECTbothnewsectionsyoucreated,thenCLICKthegearmenu.6- SELECT,pressandpullandusetheyellowarrowstoPULLthenewsectionsoutalittle.Nowyour

ringhastwoextensions.

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4) FilletandChamfer:

1- ADDacubetothegrid.2- GOtothemodifymenuandSELECTChamferORFillet.Usetheyellowarrowstochangethe

shape.

Filletroundscorners.

Chamferbevelscorners.

Fillet

Chamfer

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5) Splitsolid:1- Drawaline,soitcutstheringinhalf.Itisbesttousethetopview.2- SELECTthesplitsolidtoolfromthetopmenuinthemodifysection.3- PRESSentertoconfirmandexitthetool.4- MOVEoneoftheobjectsawayfromtheother.

6) Shell:1- ADDaboxandMOVEitintoopenspace.2- SELECToneofthelargefacesofthebox.GOtothetopmodifymenuandCLICKshell3- Usingtheyellowarrowhandlechangethethickness.

Note:

Ifboxthatiscompletelyhollow,selecttwofacesoppositeeachother,thenCLICKtheshelltool.