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A cube is a 2D face extruded in a direction perpendicular to the
2D initial face with a specific dimension.
Any complex 3D object in simple definition is a combination of
basic 3D object.
In AutoCAD, there are commands helping you create simple 3D
objects with almost a click.
The 3D object included in this list are those shown in the figure
below.
That being said, if we have a figure like the one following we can
observe that is a combination of a sphere, a cylinder and a cone.
As true as it is that AutoCAD helps you quickly create some 3D

object with a single command, it give you also the power to
create them yourself with a combination of other command.
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The REVOLVE command in AutoCAD

The REGION command in AutoCAD
The EXTRUDE command in AutoCAD
The SWEEP command in AutoCAD
The INTERSECTION command in AutoCAD
The REVOLVE command
A sphere will be the figure at the extreme left revolved around
the AB axis. To draw a Sphere using this procedure, you will need
to use the REVOLVED command. From left to right, the original
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2D figure is revolved around AB with 30, 200 and 360 degrees. To

use the REVOLVE command, you will need a 2D face, the axis of
revolution and the angle.
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Using this principle, you can easily draw figures like the one
below, where U, V and W are revolved around AB with an angle of
360 degrees.
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The REVOLVE command is a frequently used 3D command in

AutoCAD. You can also use it to obtain figure like this:
The glass is revolved with an angle of 220 degree (it would have
been a complete glass if I had revolved it with an angle of 360

degree) and the torus is the circle revolved with an angle of 270
degree. As practice you can REVOLVE those 2 figures with 360
degree to notice the difference.
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The difference brought by the REGION Command
When using the REGION command on the 2D face before

applying the REVOLVE command we obtain the difference below.
1 is the example without using the REGION command and 2 is
the example using the REGION command on the square before
applying the REVOLVE command. Notice here the REGION
command help you obtain a full loaded solid as a result of the
REVOLVE command.
The EXTRUDE command

While the REVOLVE command allows you go around an axis to
get a solid, the EXTRUDE command help you obtain a 3D by
extruding a 2D face along a line or along a path. To draw a
cylinder without using the CYLINDER command, you can go like
this:
The EXTRUDE command helps you extrude along a path, and give
you the ability to change angle of extrusion.
Down below, you have an extrusion of the circle with an angle of
6 degrees along the line AB. and an extrusion of the circle along a
path.
The SWEEP Command

The SWEEP command works a bit like the Option of extruding
along a path, but the SWEEP command does not care about the
position of the 2D face. When you extrude a 2D face along a
path, the base of the 2D face has to be orthogonal to the
beginning of your path. This is not true when you use the SWEEP
command. The SWEEP command will help you design figure like
the one below.
Now lets see what using these technique to build 3D objects and
applying the UNION, SUBTRACT, and INTERSECT command help
have complex 3D objects in AutoCAD.
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You may need to have a look at how the SUBTRACT, and

INTERSECT command work in AutoCAD.
The SUBTRACT command help you subtract geometry from 3D
object. Looking at the figure below, you can get D from extruding
a figure looking like U upside down, and using 3 cylinders you can
have 3 cylindrical holes on your primary design.
The INTERSECTION command gets the geometry common to 2

3D object in AutoCAD.
The example below shows two 2D faces that are extruded on 2
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different planes in such a way the intersect perpendicularly and

the INTERSECT command is used.
You have just learned main 3D commands in AutoCAD and

should be able to design the following 3D object.
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The REVOLVE command in AutoCAD

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2D figure is revolved around AB with 30, 200 and 360 degrees. To

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The REVOLVE command is a frequently used 3D command in

been a complete glass if I had revolved it with an angle of 360

The difference brought by the REGION Command

When using the REGION command on the 2D face before

The EXTRUDE command

The SWEEP Command

You may need to have a look at how the SUBTRACT, and

The INTERSECTION command gets the geometry common to 2

different planes in such a way the intersect perpendicularly and

You have just learned main 3D commands in AutoCAD and

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