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phil81uk
07.10.2008, 10:50
Hello,I've read a few tutorials and spent an hour searching for these answers. Can someone help by telling me the commands to do the following:1. Making a set of lines into a single objectI've drawn a shape using a set of lines. They all touch end to end and form a complete closed shape. However, each line is individual. Ie clicking on a line selects just that line and not the entire shape. So it is not an object yet - right? What's the command to select the lines and make them into a single object?2. Make an object solid.I've drawn a 2D wall and extruded it so it is now 3D. However it displays as a wire frame. How do I make this 3D object now be solid? Rather than a rectangle of wires...Thanks !!
Vladimir Michl
07.10.2008, 11:18
I would recommend reading a User's Guide or attend a training.
ad 1) Try either the [CMD]GROUP[/CMD] or [CMD]BLOCK[/CMD] commands
ad 2) It depends on how you have extruded it - if it is really a 3D solid object, maybe just switching the [CMD]SHADEMODE[/CMD] will help...
1. The Above is a couple of ways, but I would suggest using pedit. Type in pedit, pick one of the lines. One the command line you will see that it is not a polyline "Do you want to make it one, Y/N", hit yes then select join and pick the rest of the lines. This will only work if they are all touching.
2. Under View pick Visual Styles then Realistic.