Lesson 9

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1 Lesson 9: Modifying 3D objects part. 1 Key Vocab: Perpendicular: At an angle of 90 degrees to a line, surface or the ground. Chamfer: Cut away to make a sloped edge. Octagon: An eight-sided figure 1) Tweak: 1. ADD an octagon to the grid. 2. 2. SELECT the bottom edge of the octagon and CLICK on the gear menu. SELECT the tweak tool. 3. 3. PULL the selected edge. 2) Press and Pull: 1- SELECT an element, CLICK the gear button and SELECT press and pull. DRAG the arrow handle to EDIT the object. 2- use press and pull to modify your shapes to anything you like. 3) Split face: 1- MOVE the long rectangle over the 3D ring you have in the workspace.

Transcript of Lesson 9

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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.