User Guide
User Guide
User Guide

Place Torus

Use it!

(3D only) Used to place a torus (a donut-shaped surface or solid).

Tool SettingEffect
Type

Can be Surface (not capped) or Solid (capped).

Axis

Sets the direction of the axis of revolution.

  • Points
    • — Direction of axis is defined graphically. AccuDraw can be used to define the drawing plane on which the points are placed.
  • Screen X, Y, or Z
    • — Direction of the axis is set to the screen's X, Y, or Z axis.
  • Drawing X, Y, or Z
    • — Direction of the axis is set to the drawing's, or design file's, X, Y, or Z axis.
Primary Radius

If on, sets the primary radius (the one the torus' profile is swept around).

Secondary Radius

If on, sets the secondary radius (the radius of the torus' profile).

Angle

If on, sets the sweep angle.

To place a torus
  1. Select the Place Torus tool.

  2. Enter a data point to define the start point.

  3. Enter a data point.

    Primary Radius:

    This data point defines:

    Off

    Center, primary radius, and start angle.

    On

    Just the center and start angle.

  4. Enter a data point to complete the torus, as follows:

    If these are on:

    This data point defines:

    None
    see footnote 96

    Secondary radius and sweep angle.

    Secondary Radius

    Sweep angle.

    Angle

    Secondary radius.

    Secondary Radius and Angle

    Direction of the sweep angle rotation.

    Place Torus with all constraints off.

      

    Placing a torus, with Primary Radius (R1), Secondary Radius (R2) and Angle (a) constrained.

      

Key-in: PLACE TORUS