When you create 3D bodies in your design, you need to set up their foundations: 2D sketches. These are shapes formed from arcs, lines, and splines.
Follow these steps to create a body in your design.
- Go to Menu > Sketch to open a list of drawing tools.
Note: You can start sketching anyway without selecting Sketch first. Start drawing lines and arcs in the grid; the Sketch menu will appear automatically. - Select the tools, such as Line/Arc and Circle, to sketch a shape.
- Refine your sketch by using constraints in the right-hand side of the screen. Basically, you’re creating relations between different sketches to position your sketches correctly, etc.
- Change to 3D view to confirm that your sketch is closed. Your sketch should be filled with light blue coloring.
- Select the closed sketch and pull up, or extrude, the shape along a straight line. Refer to this article for more details.
You can create more complex shapes by using the following in the Tools menu:
- Revolve
For more details on using this tool to create objects such as pipes, tires, bottles, and spheres, read this article.
- Sweep
For more details on using this tool to create objects that are formed along a spine, read this article.
- Loft
For more details on using this tool to create organic bodies, read this article.