Ai_Dish

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic and Pro, Bricscad (Linux) Classic

Draws the bottom half of a sphere as a 3D mesh surface.

Accessing the Command

command bar: ai_dish

menu bar: Draw | Meshes | Dish

toolbar: Draw 3D |

: ai_dish

Prompts you in the command bar:

Center of dish: (Pick a point or enter coordinates.)

Diameter/<Radius of dish>: (Pick a point, enter coordinates, or enter R.)

Number of divisions around dish <16>: (Enter a number, or press Enter to keep the default value.)

Number of top-to-bottom divisions <8>: (Enter a number, or press Enter to keep the default value.)

Command Options

Option	Description
Center of dish	Specifies the center point of the dish's open end; the end is drawn on the current x,y-plane.
Radius of dish	Specifies the radius of the dish.
Number of divisions around dish	Changes the number of horizontal isolines used to simulate the dish's curved surface.
Number of top-to-bottom divisions	Changes the number of vertical isolines from the default of 8.
Diameter	Specifies the diameter of the dish. Prompts you: Diameter of dish - specify the diameter by pointing or entering a value.

Grips Editing

Mesh-formed dishes can be edited directly through grips:

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Ai_Dome - draws 3D domes as mesh surfaces.

EdgeSurf - draws edge surfaces as mesh surfaces.

Ai_Pyramid - draws 3D pyramids as mesh surfaces.

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RuleSurf - draws ruled surfaces as mesh surfaces.

Ai_Sphere - draws 3D spheres as mesh surfaces.

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Ai_Wedge - draws 3D wedges as mesh surfaces.