3dFace

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

Draws 3D 4-edged faces with optional invisible edges.

Accessing the Command

command bar:  3dface

aliases:  3f, face

toolbar:  Draw 3D | 3D Faces |

 

: 3dface

Prompts you in the command bar:

Invisible edge/<First point of 3D face>: (Pick a point, or type I.)

Invisible edge/<Second point>: (Pick a point, or type I.)

Invisible edge/<Third point of 3D face>: (Pick a point, or type I.)

Invisible edge/<Last point>: (Pick a point, or type I.)

Invisible edge/<Third point of 3D face>: (Press Enter to exit the command.)

This command repeats the 'Invisible edge/<Third point of 3D face>' prompt so that adjoining faces can be drawn:

Command Options

Option

Description

First point of 3D face

Specifies the location of the first corner of the face.

Pick a point, or enter x,y,z coordinates.

Second point

Specifies the location of the second corner of the face.

Pick a point, or enter x,y,z coordinates.

Third point of 3D face

Specifies the location of the third corner of the face.

Pick a point, or enter x,y,z coordinates.

Last point

Specifies the location of the fourth corner of the face.

Pick a point, or enter x,y,z coordinates.

Invisible edge

Makes the next edge invisible; prompts you:

Third point of 3D face - specify a point for the next vertex.

Grips Editing

3D faces can be edited directly through grips:

  1. Select the 3D face. Notice that it has several grips.

  2. Drag a grip to stretch the face.

Related Commands

3dMesh - draws 3D surface meshes of size m x n.

PEdit - edits 3D meshes.

PFace - draws 3D multi-sided meshes.


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