Revolved

Draw a polygon mesh by revolving an existing curve entity about an indicated axis.

This function allows you to draw a polygon mesh, by revolving an existing curve entity about an indicated axis.

The mesh is generated using the "right-hand thumb rule", i.e. if your right hand thumb is pointing along the axis from the first point to the second point, the mesh is generated by sweeping the curve around the thumb in the direction that your fingers curl.

Mesh entities are always drawn with CONTINUOUS line type.

Procedure

To draw a mesh surface between two curved entities:

1. Click on Draw ► Meshed Solids ► Surfaces ► Revolved, or click the icon in the 3D Shaped toolbar.

2. Enter the Start Angle and End Angle values in degrees. These angles are relative to the curve you will revolve.

3. You can also specify the "resolution", or number of mesh segments used to represent the revolved surface in it's circumferential direction, by changing the Segs X in the CAD Bar. A reasonable value for "Segs X" is 32, but values between 2 and 200 are accepted.

4. You are prompted to:

Indicate entity to use as the profile

5. Click on any curve entity in the drawing.

6. You are prompted to:

Indicate first point of rotation axis

7. Indicate any point in the drawing (*).

8. You are prompted to:

Indicate second point of rotation axis

9. Indicate any point in the drawing (*).

Usually you would use POINT snap mode to snap to the first and second points that define the rotation axis in 3D.

10. A mesh representing the revolved surface will be added to the drawing.