Creating three-dimensional entities
Creating three-dimensional entities
progeCAD supports the following types of three-dimensional models:
Wire-frame models, which consist of lines and curves that define the edges of a three-dimensional entity. You can create a wire-frame model by drawing lines, arcs, polylines, and other two-dimensional entities anywhere in three-dimensional space. Wire-frame models have no surfaces; they always appear as outlines. Because you must individually draw and position each entity that makes up a wire-frame model, creating one can be exacting and time-consuming.
Surface models, which consist of both edges and the surfaces between those edges. You can create a surface model by applying elevation and thickness to two-dimensional planar entities or by using specific three-dimensional entity-creation commands. Surface models consist of individual planes forming a faceted, polygonal mesh.
Facet model meshes, which are smart surface model entities that can be combined into composite meshes and rendered more like solids.
3D solids, which are three-dimensional ACIS entities that consist of faces and edges. 3D solids appear to have volume and are easier to work with than wire-frame and surface models. progeCAD supports viewing and limited editing of 3D solids, including moving, rotating and scaling. Additionally, some versions of progeCAD allow you to create and more completely edit 3D solids.
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Applying elevation and thickness
Creating three-dimensional faces
Creating edge-defined Coons surface patch meshes
Creating lofted solids and surfaces
- Applying elevation and thickness
- Creating three-dimensional faces
- Creating rectangular meshes
- Creating polyface meshes
- Creating ruled surface meshes
- Creating extruded meshes
- Creating revolved meshes
- Creating edge-defined Coons surface patch meshes
- Creating boxes
- Creating wedges
- Creating cones
- Creating pyramids
- Creating cylinders
- Creating spheres
- Creating dishes
- Creating domes
- Creating tori
- Creating regions
- Creating extruded solids
- Creating revolved solids
- Creating lofted solids and surfaces
- Creating swept solids and surfaces
- Creating polysolids
- Creating composite three-dimensional entities