AutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 1 - Written by Kristen Kurland Copyright © 20083D Tutorials AutoCAD 2009AutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 2 - AutoCAD 3D – Chapter 1 3D InterfaceAutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 3 - 1.1 Launching AutoCAD 3D 1. Choose Start from the Windows program manager. 2. Choose Programs, Autodesk ,AutoCAD 2009. Workspaces AutoCAD workspaces are sets of menus, toolbars and dockable windows (such as the Properties palette, DesignCenter, and the Tool palettes window) that are grouped and organized so that you can work in a custom, task-oriented drawing environment. 1. Click the Workspace Switching icon. 2. Click 3D Modeling and OK.AutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 4 - 1.2 3D Interface AutoCAD’s 3D Interface consists of three main areas Panels Anchored palettes A 3D workspaceAutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 5 - 1.3 3D Dashboard The dashboard consists of a set of control panels organized by function. For example, the top control panel contains commands that create and modify 3D solids; the second control panel contains commands and controls used to navigate 3D models. 1. Click on one of the panels to expand the display to show a slide-out panel that has additional controls. Click to expand dashboard panelAutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 6 - 1.4 Viewports 1. Choose View, Viewports, 4 Viewports. or 2. Type -VPORTS at the command prompt. Command: -VPORTS Enter an option [Save/Restore/Delete/Join/SIngle/?/2/3/4] 4: enter Enter a configuration option [Horizontal/Vertical/Above/ Below/Left/Right] <Right>: enter Your screen will look something like the figure below with four views in one AutoCAD drawing.AutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 7 - 1.5 Preset 3D Viewports 1. Choose View, Viewports, New Viewports 2. Click the dropdown option for Setup and click 3D. 3. Choose Four: Right as the viewport option.AutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 8 - 1.6 Named Views 1. Choose View, Named Views… 2. Click the plus (+) sign beside Preset Views. 3. Click NE Isometric, Set Current, Apply,and OK. Tip: You can also choose View, 3D Views, and any of the preset 3D views.AutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 9 - 1.7 Steering Wheel SteeringWheels are menus that track the cursor over the drawing window, and provide access to 2D and 3D navigation tools from a single interface. SteeringWheels, or “wheels,” are divided into wedges; each wedge contains a single navigation tool. You can start a navigation tool by clicking a wedge or by clicking and dragging the cursor over a wedge.. 2D Navigation Wheel (Zoom & Pan) View Object Wheel – Center a model and define the pivot point to use with the Orbit tool. Zoom and orbit a model. CenterAutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 10 - Orbit LookAutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 11 - Walk/Up/ Down Rewind ShortcutsAutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 12 - Steering Wheel SettingsAutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 13 - 1.8 VPOINT Command (Tripod) Displays a compass and tripod for defining a view rotation. The compass represents a two dimensional globe. 1. Choose View, 3D Views, point or 2. Type VPOINT at the command prompt. Command: vpoint Rotate/<Viewpoint><-0.614,-0.614,0.500>: (enter) 3. Click a point on the compass to define the viewing angle. Point in the center of the compass is the northpoleMiddle ring of thecompass is theequatorEntire outer ring is the southpoleTripodAutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 14 - 1.9 VPOINT Command (Rotate) Enters a rotation angle at the viewpoint prompt. 1. Type VPOINT at the command prompt. Command: vpoint Rotate/<View point> <-0.614,-0.614,0.500>: R (enter) Enter angle in XY plane from X axis <225>: 225 (enter) Enter angle from XY plane <30>: 15 (enter)AutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 15 - 1.10 DDVPOINT 1. Choose View, 3D Views, Viewpoint Preset. or 2. Type DDVPOINT at the command prompt. Command: ddvpoint 3. Set a viewing angle by typing the From X axis and XY Plane angle. or 4. Pick a viewing angle in the 2 graphics Left graphic = From X Axis Right graphic = In XY Plane 5. Click OK.AutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 16 - 1.11 Plan View 1. Choose View, 3D Views, Plan View the one of the following: Current UCS, World UCS, Named UCS or 2. Type PLAN at the command prompt. Command: plan Enter an option [Current Ucs/Ucs/World] <Current>: WorldAutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 17 - AutoCAD 3D – Chapter 2 Thickness and ElevationAutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 18 - 2.1 Thickness Command 1. Begin a new drawing using a 3D Modeling workspace. 2. Choose View, Viewports, 2 Viewports. 3. Press ENTER for the default of two vertical viewports. 4. In the left viewport, type PLAN and World. 5. Type THICKNESS at the command prompt. Command: thickness Enter new value for THICKNESS <0.0000>: 3 6. In the plan view, draw a rectangle using in the LINE command. The lines will have a 3D “thickness” that can be seen in the 3D view.AutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 19 - 2.2 Change Existing Thickness 1. Select the object whose thickness you would like to change (e.g. one line of the rectangle you drew in 2.1. 2. Choose Modify, Properties…or right click and choose Properties… 3. In the Properties dialog box type a new line thickness. The following result is a new line thickness for the selected object.AutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 20 - 2.3 Elevation Stores the elevation for new objects relative to the current UCS for the current space. 1. Type ELEVATION at the command prompt. Command: elevation Enter new value for ELEVATION <0.0000>: 1.00 2. Draw two circles at the new elevation. Note that they appear to be “floating” 1 unit above the ground.AutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 21 - 2.4 Elevation Shortcut 1. Type ELEV at the command prompt. Command: elev Specify new default elevation: <1.0000>: 1 Specify new default thickness: <3.000>: 1 2. Draw a new line to see the elevation and thickness settings.AutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 22 - AutoCAD 3D – Chapter 3 Visualizing Your ModelAutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 23 - 3.1 HIDE Command Regenerates a three-dimensional model with hidden lines 1. Open a drawing with 3D objects and display in a 3D view. 2. Choose View, Hide. or 3. Type HIDE at the command prompt. Command: hideAutoCAD 3D Tutorial - 24 - 3.2 Visual Styles A visual style is a collection of settings that control the display of edges and shading in the viewport. 1. Open a drawing with 3D objects and display in a 3D view. 2. Choose View, Visual Styles and one of the following style