Tutorial 04.05.01
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Creating objects using extrude and extrude along path

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From the LD view palette click on the RIGHT view button. 1

Next, from the drawing tools palette click on the polyline tool. 1
Placing the cursor at the top of the drawing (1), click the left mouse button and drawn down to (2) and click the left mouse button. This will tack the line... now click the right mouse button, a fly-out menu appears.. select the Arc tool and draw to the right. Click the left mouse button at (3) .. again this will tack the line... now click the right mouse button again, a fly-out menu appears... select the line tool. Draw to the right and click the left mouse button at (4)....

Repeat the above untill you reach (8)... at this point, once you have clicked the left button ... click the right mouse button and this time selcet ENTER from the small fly-out menu.

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From the top view 1 select the object you have drawn and make a copy... space them apart.

Now, using the same method as above, select the polyline tool 1 and draw in the bottom cross brace (red).

 
 

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(1) Click on the SE iso view button. 1.
(2) Open the UCS II palette and select TOP.
To open the palette, place your cursor over any icon along the top and click the right mouse button...this will open a fly-out menu to select palettes from.
(3) Turn on OSNAP and set it to snap to end point.
(4) Select the circle tool 1 and draw a circle (1)



 
 

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Open the SOLIDS palette by placing your cursor over any icon along the top and click the right mouse button...this will open a fly-out menu to select palettes from.
 

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Click on the EXTRUDE button. 1 The cursor turns into a square.... Next, click on the circle..then right mouse click for enter..look at the command line... type the letter P
then push the enter key.... now, click on the line (1)

(If you would like to do this again for practice... hold down the Ctrl key and type the letter Z.. for undo.)
 

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Repeat the above for the other side and for the bottom cross brace. Be sure to change the UCS II to the front before working on the bottom brace.

The UCS II changes the angle of the cursor making it easy to draw in other views.
 

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Once you completed EXTRUDING along the path of the lines, go to a RIGHT view. 1.

Use the polyline tool to draw in the back and seat (1) of the chair. Be sure to close the polyline. Only closed polylines can be Extruded!
 

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Go to a NE view 1.... Once again using the EXTRUDE tool, click on the RED outline (1) then right mouse click for enter. Now, type the distance .. between the two braces and hit the enter key two times.

Another way would be to go to a NE view 1 .... Once again, using the EXTRUDE tool, click on the RED outline (1) then right mouse click for enter. Now, draw between the two braces, click the left button and then the right button for enter.

 
 

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To see the chair rendered, open the SHADE palette and click on the FLAT SHADED button.1