Subject: Creating revolved solids

You can create three-dimensional solids by revolving closed entities, such as polylines, polygons, circles, ellipses, and regions. You can revolve the entity about a defined axis, line, polyline, or two points.

To create a revolved solid

1 Do one of the following to choose Revolve ():

• On the ribbon, choose Draw 3D > Revolve (in Draw 3D Solids).

• On the menu, choose Draw > 3D Solids > Revolve.

• On the Draw 3D Solids toolbar, click the Revolve tool.

• Type revolve and then press Enter.

2 Select the entity to revolve.

If you want to create a revolved surface instead of a solid, choose Mode. If an open profile is selected, a surface is created even if Mode is set to Solid.

3 Do one of the following to define the axis of revolution:

• Specify a start point and an end point.

• Type e and press Enter to select an entity that determines the axis.

• Type x and press Enter to select the x-axis.

• Type y and press Enter to select the y-axis.

4 Specify the angle of revolution.


Select the entity to revolve (A) and the axis (B) about which to revolve it, followed by the angle of revolution.		The resulting revolved solid.

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