PolySolid

BricsCAD (Windows) Pro, PlatinumBricsCAD (Mac) Pro, PlatinumBricsCAD (Linux) Pro, Platinum

 

Creates  wall-like or pitched roof 3D solids.

Accessing the Command

command bar:  polysolid

menu bar:  Model | 3D Solids | Polysolid

Quad: Model

toolbar:  Solids |

 

: polysolid

Prompts you in the command bar:

Start point or Height/Width/Justification/separateSolids/Dynamic/<Object>: (Specify a point (1), right click to select an existing entity or enter an option.)

Arc/Distance/Follow/<Next point>: (Specify a point (2), enter an option or press Enter to exit.)

Arc/Distance/Follow/Undo/<Next point>: (Specify a point (3), enter an option or press Enter to exit.)

Arc/Close/Distance/Follow/Undo/<Next point>: (Specify a point, enter an option or press Enter to exit.)

If Dynamic Height is ON, prompts you:

Height of polysolid <xxx.xx>: (Press Enter to accept the default height or type a value.)

 

The height of the polysolid is created perpendicular to the XY-plane of the current coordinate system (WCS or UCS) or dynamic UCS.

Command Options

Option

Description

Height

Sets the height of the polysolid. The default height is saved to the PSOLHEIGHT system variable.

The default height is used if the Dynamic option is OFF.

Width

Sets the width of the polysolid. The default width is saved to the PSOLWIDTH system variable.

If dynamic dimensions are active,

Justification

Defines the position of the polysolid entity with respect to the base line.

Prompts you:

Select justification Left/Right/Center <Center>:

Choose an option.

Justification is Center by default. This option is not saved and will be reset to default when BricsCAD is closed.

Dynamic justification:

If Dynamic is ON: when the command prompts for the height of the polysolid, press the Ctrl key to toggle the justification between Left, Right and Center. If the HOTKEYTIP system variable is ON, the Hot Key Tip assistant indicates the currently selected option.

 

 

Separate Solids

Defines whether a chain of L-bisector connected solids are created (left) or a single multi-segment solid is created (right).

Separate Solids is ON by default. This option is not saved and will be reset to default when BricsCAD is closed.

Prompts you:

Separate solids On/OFF <On>:

  • ON: Creates separate solids

  • OFF: Creates a single multi-segment solid.

Dynamic

Defines whether the height of the polysolid is fixed or not.

Prompts you:

Dynamic height On/OFF <On>:

  • ON: you will be prompted to define the height of the polysolid entity:
    Height of polysolid <xxx.xx>:
    Do one of the following:

  • Press Enter to accept the default height.

  • Type a value in the command bar

  • Click a point in the drawing.

  • OFF: the height of the polysolid is defined by the PSOLHEIGHT system variable. The width is defined by the PSOLWIDTH system variable.
    Both variables save the most recently used width and height for polysolids.

If set ON, and Dynamic Dimensions is ON, you can define the width and height of the polysolid entity in the dynamic entry fields. Press the TAB key to switch to the other field. Press Enter to confirm the current values.

 

Object

Prompts you to select an existing linear entity:

Select polysolid base:

Lines, open and closed polylines, arcs, circles, ellipses, elliptical arcs and splines are accepted.

Arc

Starts drawing arc segments.

Prompts you:

CLose/Direction/Line/Secondpt/Undo/<End of arc>:

Enter an option:

  • End of arc: Enter a point. The arc is tangent to the previous segment.

  • Direction: Lets you define the direction of the tangent at the start point of the new arc segment.

  • Line: Starts creating linear segments.

  • Secondpt: Prompts you to specify a point along the arc's circumference

Distance

Lets you define the length and angle of a linear segment.

Prompts you:

Distance for segment: Type a value.

Angle of segment: Type a value.

If  Dynamic Dimensions is ON the length and angle of the segment can by defined in the dynamic entry fields.

Follow

When switching from arc segments to linear segments, creates the linear segment tangent to the arc segment.

Close

Creates a closing segment between the previous point and the start point of the polysolid.

If you snap to the startpoint of the currently created chain, the chain is closed automatically.

Undo

Removes the previous segment.

Procedures

Creating a single wall

Creating a chain of L-connected walls

Related Commands

BimConnect -  Creates an L-connection between minor faces of two solids.

BimDrag - drags major faces of solids while preserving connections with minor faces. Drags minor faces; optionally connects minor faces to major faces of other solids.


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