XSphere

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Platinum

Creates a sphere as a 3D X-Solid.

Accessing the Command

command bar: xsphere

menu bar: X-Solids | XSphere

toolbar: X-Solids |

: xsphere

Displays a dialog box:

Command Options

Option	Description
Origin	Specifies the x,y,z coordinates of the origin point: Type the coordinates in the Origin field, separated by commas. Click the Pick button (), the dialog box temporarily closes. Prompts you in the command bar: Select Origin: Pick a point
Radius X Diameter X	Specifies the radius or the diameter of the sphere. Click the button to switch. Type the value in the X field. Click the Pick button (), the dialog box temporarily closes. Prompts you in the command bar: Radius: Click two points
Pick All	The Create X-Solid Sphere dialog box temporarily closes. Prompts you in the command bar: Center point <0,0,0>: click the center point. Diameter/<Radius> of sphere: click a second point to define the radius or type D + Enter to define the diameter. Diameter of circle <current diameter>: click to define the diameter.
Preview	Displays a preview of the sphere in the drawing in dashed lines.
View	The Create X-Solid Sphere dialog box temporarily closes. Displays the View Options dialog box:
Manipulate	The Create X-Solid Sphere dialog box closes. Displays the Manipulate dialog box to Move, Rotate or Align the X-Solid sphere. Move: Prompts you in the command bar to specify the displacement vector by clicking two points. Move To: Prompts you in the command bar to move the origin point of the X-Solid sphere. Rotate: Type an angle in the Angle field or choose an angle in the list box, then click an axis button to rotate the X-Solid sphere. Align: Aligns the X, Y or Z-axis of the X-Solid box. Prompts you in the command bar to specify two points. The X-Solid sphere is rotated about its origin. Done: Creates the X-Solid sphere. OK: Reopens the Create X-Solid Sphere dialog box. Cancel: Aborts the XSphere command.
OK	Creates the X-Solid sphere.
Cancel	Aborts the XSphere command.
After primitive creation, perform operation:	Launches the XUnion, XIntersect or XSubtract command to be executed using the newly created X-Solid sphere. You are prompted in the command bar to select one or more other solids.

Grips Editing

X-Spheres can be edited directly through grips:

Select the sphere. Notice that it has many grips.
Drag any grip to move the wedge. (All six grips perform the same function: move.)

Related Commands

sphere - creates a sphere as a polygon mesh (Classic); creates a sphere as a 3D solid (Pro and Platinum).

XBox - creates a three-dimensional X-Solid box.

XCone - creates a cone as a 3D X-Solid.

XCylinder - creates a cylinder as a 3D X-Solid.

XExtrude - extrudes 2D entities to X-solids.

XRevolve - revolves 2D closed entities to turn them into 3D X-Solids.

XSweep - Extrudes 2D entities along a path to X-solids.

XTorus - creates a torus as a 3D X-Solid.

XWedge - creates a wedge as a 3D X-Solid .