Creating 3D Profiles from Graphic Lines on Workplane

To create a 3D profile from graphic lines on the workplane, use the following option of the command main automenu:

       <W>        Create profile by sketch        

To create the profile, upon turning on this mode, simply select the desired workplane in the 3D window or in the 3D model tree and confirm the profile creation by .

 

Automatic profile creation when working on active workplane

To have 3D profiles be created automatically, select or activate a workplane (the command "Draw On Workplane" in the context menu). Once the necessary 2D elements are created in the workplane, such as graphic lines, hatches or text, the profile creation occurs upon completing the active workplane session by the option:

       <Shift><End>        End Drawing On Workplane        

The 3D profile will be automatically created upon completing this mode.

             

The active workplane mechanism allows constructing profiles on flat faces of three-dimensional bodies. To do this, move the pointer over a flat face and right-click , and then select the item "Draw on Face" in the coming up menu. A new workplane will be created based on the selected face, along with its respective page. All newly created 2D elements will be placed there. The created workplane will become active (see the chapter "Workplanes"). The selected face is projected automatically on the workplane. Next, do the steps described above.

To project other model elements on the active workplane, use the options:

       Project Elements On Active Workplane

       Create Projection of 3D Point of Vertex

           

           

When drawing on a plane on which the 3D profiles by graphic lines have been already created, the control element with the list of profiles available on the given plane is present on the system toolbar. If one of the profiles is selected in this list, the graphic lines forming the profile are shown automatically on the screen in large scale, and the color of the selected profile is assigned to newly created lines.

In this mode the “Color only for current page” flag is enabled in the parameters of graphic lines. This means that the selected color will be active only upon creation of graphic lines on the page of a workplane.