Revolve

Pro, Platinum Pro, Platinum Pro, Platinum

Revolves 2D closed entities to turn them into 3D solids.

Accessing the Command

command bar: revolve

alias: rev

menu bar: Model | 3D Solids | Revolve

toolbar: 3D Solids |

: revolve

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select entities: (Choose one or more closed 2D entities.)

Entities in set: 1

Select entities: (Choose more closed 2D entities, or press Enter to continue.)

Specify start point for axis of revolution or define axis by Object/Xaxis/Yaxis: (Enter an option.)

Specify angle of revolution <360>: (Enter the number of degrees, pick two points, or press Enter for the default.)

This command revolves only closed entities: circles, ellipses, closed polyline, closed splines, and regions.

The axis can be defined by two points; a line or a polyline segment; or the x or y axis.

The axis must be outside of the entity being revolved.

Depending on the value of the DELOBJ (Delete Entity) system variable, the defining entities are either retained or deleted or you are prompted whether to keep or delete the source entities.

Command Options

Option	Description
Select entities	Specifies the entities to be revolved. Choose one or more closed 2D entities. The result is a 3D solid.
Specify start point for axis of revolution or define axis by Object/Xaxis/Yaxis	Specifies the axis of rotation. Pick a point or enter x,y,z coordinates; prompts you: Specify endpoint of axis - pick another point, or enter x,y,z coordinates. The two points specify the endpoints of a line that forms the axis about which the 2D entity is revolved.
Object	Specifies the axis of rotation by an object. Pick a line or a polyline segment.
Xaxis	Uses the x axis as the axis of rotation.
Yaxis	Uses the y axis as the axis of rotation.

Specify angle of revolution	Specifies the angle through which the entity should be revolved. Enter any angle larger than 0 degrees, or one of the following standard angles: 90 - revolves the entity 1/4 of the way around the axis of rotation. 180 - revolves the entity 1/2 of the way around. 270 - revolves the entity 3/4 of the way around. 360 - revolves the entity all the way around. Press Enter to accept the default of 360 degrees.

Related Commands

dmRevolve - creates 3D solids by revolution of closed 2D entities or regions about an axis.

Extrude - extrudes 2D entities into 3D solid models.

Interfere - creates 3D volumes of intersecting 3D solid models.

Intersect - removes volumes not in common between two solid models.

MassProp - reports the mass properties of 3D solid models and 2D regions.

Slice - cuts 3D solids into two parts.

SolidEdit - edits the bodies, faces, and edges of 3D models.

Subtract - removes one solid model from a second.

Sweep - creates a 3D solid by sweeping a closed 2D entity along a path.

Union - joins two or more solid models into a single entity.