TabSurf

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

Creates a 3D mesh surface by projecting an entity along a path.

Accessing the Command

command bar:  tabsurf

menu bar:  Draw | Meshes | Extruded Surface

toolbar:  Draw 3D | 3D Surfaces |

: tabsurf

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select entity to extrude: (Choose a single open entity.)

Select line or open polyline for extrusion path: (Pick a line or polyline.)

The entity to be extruded must be open and must be a single entity.

The extrusion path can be a line or open polyline. The polyline need not be a line segment; if a polyarc or multisegment polyline, the extrusion, however, is always "straight," going from the start to the endpoint of the polyline.

The path is a vector, which means its length specifies the length of the surface; its direction specifies the direction of extrusion. The extrusion starts at the entity to be extruded, but goes in the direction indicated by the path.

Command Options

Grips Editing

Mesh-formed tabulated surfaces can be edited directly through grips:

1. Select the tabsurf. Notice that it has one grip at each vertex.

2. Drag the grip to move the adjacent faces.

Related Commands

Ai_Box - draws 3D boxes as mesh surfaces.

Ai_Cone - draws 3D cones as mesh surfaces.

Ai_Cylinder - draws 3D cylinders as mesh surfaces.

Ai_Dish -  draws 3D dishes as mesh surfaces.

Ai_Dome - draws 3D domes as mesh surfaces.

EdgeSurf - draws edge surfaces as mesh surfaces.

Ai_Pyramid - draws 3D pyramids as mesh surfaces.

RevSurf - draws revolved surfaces as mesh surfaces.

RuleSurf - draws ruled surfaces as mesh surfaces.

Ai_Sphere - draws 3D spheres as mesh surfaces.

Ai_Torus - draws 3D donuts as mesh surfaces.

Ai_Wedge - draws 3D wedges as mesh surfaces.