Part Builder/es

Description

A tool to create more complex shapes from various parametric geometric primitives.

Usage

1. There are several ways to invoke the command:
   • Press the Shape builder... button.
   • Select the Part → Shape builder... option from the menu.
2. The Create shape task panel opens.
3. Select the shape creation mode:
   • Edge from vertices
     1. Select two vertices in the 3D view.
   • Wire from edges
     1. Select a set of adjacent edges in the 3D view.
   • Face from vertices
     1. Select vertices bounding the face in the 3D view,
     2. Specify if the face should be planar.
   • Face from edges
     1. Select a closed set of edges bounding the face in the 3D view,
     2. Select if the face should be planar.
   • Shell from faces
     1. Select faces in the 3D view.
     2. Specify if the shape should be refined.
     3. Specify if all faces should be included in shell.
   • Solid from shell
     1. Select a shell in the 3D view.
     2. Specify if the shape should be refined.
4. Press the Create button.
5. The object is created.
6. Optionally create additional objects.
7. Press the Close button to close the task panel and finish the command.

Examples

Edge from two vertices

Wire from edges

Face from vertices

Face from edges

Notes

A possible workflow to create a solid from a wireframe could be:

• Draw a wireframe-model of your shape using the tools in the Draft Workbench (for example line and wire).
• Create all faces with "face from edges".
• Create a "shell from faces".
• Create a "solid from shell".