Creating a primitive solid

In PowerShape, you can quickly create

solids that are defined by a few simple
parameters. These are called primitive
solids, and are similar to primitive
surfaces:
To create a solid primitive:

. Click Solid tab > Create panel and

choose the primitive type:
Cylinder
Cone
Sphere
Torus
Spring
Block

. Enter a position on the screen to

create a default primitive solid of the
required type.
The solid appears in the solid feature
tree as a solid and the
instrumentation is visible.
If there is no active solid in your
model, this solid becomes active.
Otherwise, it becomes an inactive
solid.
 You can create more solids of the
same type by entering more
positions.
If you want to create a different
primitive solid, select it from the
Solid tab > Create panel; the cursor
changes to indicate the type of solid
that will be created.

To exit primitive creation, click

on the Quick Access toolbar.
. If required, edit the solid you created
by using the graphical handles.
Alternatively, select Modify from the
context menu or double-clicking the
primitive solid and use the primitive
dialog to edit the solid.

Alternatively, specify the dimensions of a

primitive before you input the origin point,
using the command window.

For example, to create a block with origin

at 0 0 0, type the following in the
Command window:

create solid block

length 45

width 67.89

height 43

0 0 0

If you do not specify a dimension, the

default value is used.

You can specify the following dimensions

using the Command window:

radius

width

length

height

minor_radius

major_radius
base_radius

top_radius

You can also create primitive solids from

surfaces, by extruding or creating
revolutions from wireframe or text items,
or extruding regions.

Topics in this section

Editing a primitive solid

Creating a solid from surfaces
Creating an extruded solid
Extruding regions
Creating a solid of revolution

Parent topic: About solid modelling

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