3D Visualization and Solid Primitive Conceptual Design in AutoCAD
3D Visualization and Solid Primitive Conceptual Design in AutoCAD
3D Visualization and Solid Primitive Conceptual Design in AutoCAD
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<strong>3D</strong> <strong>Visualization</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Solid</strong> <strong>Primitive</strong> <strong>Conceptual</strong> Model<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>AutoCAD</strong>®DashboardWork<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the <strong>3D</strong> model<strong>in</strong>g environment is efficient<strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>tuitivewith the use of theDashboard. It is composed of control panelsthatenable you to work with <strong>3D</strong> model<strong>in</strong>g, view<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>and</strong>presentation comm<strong>and</strong>s without us<strong>in</strong>g toolbars <strong>and</strong>menus. See Figure 1. Each control panel conta<strong>in</strong>s toolsfor work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>3D</strong>.The Dashboard is a dockable w<strong>in</strong>dow, or palette,that is, bydefault, docked on theright side of thescreen. However, to <strong>in</strong>crease thesize of the draw<strong>in</strong>garea, youmay want to float the Dashboard by dragg<strong>in</strong>git <strong>in</strong>to thedraw<strong>in</strong>g area. Like all other palettes (dockablew<strong>in</strong>dows) <strong>and</strong> toolbars, the Dashboard can be dockedon the left or right or moved to a float<strong>in</strong>g positionanywheree on the screen us<strong>in</strong>g the grab bar or title bar.If you prefer to have the Dashboard float<strong>in</strong>g, youmay want to enable the auto-hide feature. When thisfeature isenabled, the Dashboard is reducedd to just thetitle bar to allow moreof the draw<strong>in</strong>g area to beFigure 1. The Dashboard from the <strong>3D</strong>displayed. To displaythe full Dashboard, simply move Model<strong>in</strong>g workspace.the cursor over the title bar. Then, select thetool youwant to use <strong>and</strong> when the cursorr is moved back <strong>in</strong>to the draw<strong>in</strong>g area, the Dashboard is aga<strong>in</strong>reduced to the title bar. To enable the auto-hide feature,pick the Auto-hide button at the bottomof the Dashboard titlebar.When the dashboard is float<strong>in</strong>g, it covers up part of the draw<strong>in</strong>g, though theamount of areathat is covered is lessened by us<strong>in</strong>g the auto-hide feature. When thedashboardd is docked, thedraw<strong>in</strong>g area is completely visible, though itssize is reduced based upon how much of thedashboard you have show<strong>in</strong>g. The best of both worlds can be realized by anchor<strong>in</strong>g thedashboard. Anchor<strong>in</strong>g keeps thedashboard docked, but<strong>in</strong>corporates the auto-hide feature too.To anchor the dashboard, right click on the title bar of the dashboardd (it must be<strong>in</strong> float<strong>in</strong>gmode). Then select Anchor Right > or Anchor Left < from the shortcut menu. Allow Dock<strong>in</strong>gmustalso be check<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> order to anchor the dashboard. To display the full Dashboard,5
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