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Contents © 2020, ASCENT - Center for Technical Knowledge® iii Chapter 4: Creating Solids & Surfaces from 2D Objects .......................... 4-1 4.1 Complex 3D Geometry.................................................................... 4-2 Creating Surfaces and Solids............................................................ 4-2 4.2 Extruded Solids and Surfaces ....................................................... 4-3 Presspull ........................................................................................... 4-4 Modifying Extrusions ......................................................................... 4-6 Practice 4a Creating an Extruded Solid ............................................... 4-7 Practice 4b Extruding Along a Path ..................................................... 4-8 4.3 Swept Solids and Surfaces ............................................................ 4-9 Modifying Sweeps ........................................................................... 4-10 3D Paths ......................................................................................... 4-11 Practice 4c Creating a Swept Solid .................................................... 4-13 Practice 4d Sweeping Along a Helix................................................... 4-15 Practice 4e Sweeping Along a 3D Polyline ........................................ 4-16 4.4 Revolved Solids and Surfaces ..................................................... 4-18 Modifying Revolves ......................................................................... 4-19 Practice 4f Creating Revolved Solids................................................. 4-20 4.5 Lofted Solids and Surfaces .......................................................... 4-22 Modifying Lofts ................................................................................ 4-25 Practice 4g Creating a Lofted Solid.................................................... 4-26 Practice 4h Basic Solid and Surface Editing ..................................... 4-27 4.6 NURBS Surfaces ........................................................................... 4-29 Creating NURBS Surfaces .............................................................. 4-29 Edit NURBS Surfaces ..................................................................... 4-30 Practice 4i Create and Edit a NURBS Surface ................................... 4-37 Chapter Review Questions................................................................... 4-41 Command Summary ............................................................................. 4-42 Chapter 5: Modifying in 3D Space............................................................... 5-1 5.1 3D Gizmo Tools ............................................................................... 5-2 Practice 5a 3D Gizmo Tools .................................................................. 5-5 5.2 Aligning Objects in 3D Space ........................................................ 5-8 Align Command................................................................................. 5-8 3D Align Command ......................................................................... 5-10 Practice 5b Aligning Objects in 3D..................................................... 5-12 Sample provided by ASCENT for review only All copying and reuse strictly forbidden.