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Workspaces, 3D Viewing, Quad Cursor,
& 3D Mouse
BricsCAD provides many ways to view models in 3D. I describe some of them in this section.
To switch between 2D and 3D drafting environments, BricsCAD uses the same concept of “workspaces”
as AutoCAD. BricsCAD comes with the following workspaces; the table compares equivalent
workspace names between BricsCAD and AutoCAD:
BricsCAD Workspace Names
Equivalent AutoCAD Workspace Names
2D Drafting
Drafting and Annotation
3D Modeling
3D Modeling
... 3D Basics
Mechanical ...
BIM ...
Sheet Metal ...
Accessing the Workspace Commands
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Enter the WsCurrent command
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Open the Workspaces toolbar and then chose a workspace
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Right-click the current workspace name on the status bar, and then choose another one
VIEW ROTATION & UCS FACE COMMANDS
Modeling in 3D is just like drawing in 2D: we still work on a 2D plane for the most part. The 2D
plane often is the face of a 3D object. Because 3D objects typically have six or more faces, it is important
to move to the correct face quickly. For enable this, BricsCAD has dynamic UCS, which like
AutoCAD forces the UCS onto the selected plane. To turn on this function, click the DUCS button
on the status bar.
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