3D cubes in Kevin's class

[Teresa the Intern]

in DESIGNER, how do you "cut out or core" the center of a 3D cube? I usually draw it first with the 2D line tool then extrude to 10' high, but can't remember what come next...

[Teresa the Intern]

here's another one, in DESIGNER: when you go into the ACE and want to place a specific roof, my default is a pyramid, how do you change that style?

[gmm18]

Core a Cube:

1. Draw your first cube using 2D Rectangle, then Extrude.

2. Draw another cube, or duplicate your first one and edit its geometry.

3. Select Both, then Model>Subtract Solids.

Roof Type:

Yeah, it is always a "Hip" roof to begin with.

It might technically be possible to change the default, but I would not worry about it.

Once the roof is created, click on one of the handles if you want to change it to a gable.

If you are doing "Shed" roofs, with just a single roof slope, then try the Roof Face tool rather than using Create Roof.

[Bob Holtzmann]

The Box Object tool will do exactly that - cut the core out of a 3D cube in the X, Y, and Z directions, or any combination thereof. The tool may have to be added to your workspace using the editor.

[gmm18]

I thought of suggesting the box object tool, but didn't want to get into editing the workspace...but yes Teresa that is another option.