| Product: | MicroStation | ||
| Version: | V8, 2004, XM, V8i | ||
| Environment: | N\A | ||
| Area: | Solids | ||
| Subarea: | Legacy Solids |
How to
Create a solid using section elements
Support Video Clip
Click the video below to play it. To view in fullscreen mode, first click the YouTube link at the bottom of the video to launch the video on the YouTube site. Then, click the fullscreen button (rightmost button at bottom of video).
Steps
1. Use Loft Surface tool to create a B-spline surface that is transformed between section elements (lines, line strings, arcs, ellipses, complex chains, complex shapes, B-spline curves, or the edges of a surface).
- Multiple sections can be selected with <ctrl-data points> and should be selected in the order that the surface is to be created.
- All section elements must be in the same direction to avoid the resulting surface from being “twisted.”
- As you select each element, arrows display indicating each element's direction. To reverse the direction of the section, click the arrow.
- On closed sections, to relocate the start point click the sphere at the base of the direction arrow and drag it to the required position.
2. Use Convert to Solid tool to create a solid from the lofted surface.
See Also
MicroStation Help - Loft Surface
Other language sources
| Original Author: | Craig Calvin |