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Creating Primitive 3D Shapes
AutoCAD features a variety of commands to create 3D solid objects. In this chapter, we will discover the first set of creation commands, which is a set of primitive 3D objects. The purpose of these commands is to provide a shortcut to creating primitive 3D shapes, and even if the desired model is a complex shape, they act like a starting point from which you can start modifying and adding details to create the desired shape.
The 3D primitives are a set of commands that can quickly create simple, basic 3D objects, such as a box, a sphere, or a pyramid. Among these, you can find the Polysolid command, which is a powerful tool that can be used to create 3D walls. In this chapter, each command will be presented in ...
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