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Creating a sphere

 

You can quickly create a sphere using the Sphere tool.

To create a sphere

  1. Select the Sphere tool from the Reverse Engineering group of the Insert tab.

  2. (Optional) Click No Merge in the Properties panelClosed if you don't want the sphere merged with existing bodies.

  3. (Optional) Click Cut in the Properties panelClosed to remove material from existing bodies where they overlap the sphere.

  4. Click to set the center of the sphere and the plane in which the sphere's radius is dimensioned.

    As you move the mouse, you can see a preview of the sphere. Sphere creation works best when you move the cursor in the x-y direction of the plane indicated by the first click.

  5. Click to set the radius of the sphere.

To create a sphere over a face or edge

  1. Select one or more faces or edges.

  2. Select the Sphere tool from the Create ribbon group or in the Shapes menu of the Insert tab.

    A sphere is created that minimally covers the selected faces and/or edges.

Options

The following options are available in the Sphere tool.

 

Add

Add material to create a solid sphere.

Cut

Remove material when the sphere intersects another object.

No Merge

Creates a sphere without merging into other objects even when the sphere intersects with an existing object.

Near-side body only

Add material only on the near side when the sphere intersects another object.

Examples

Using the Near-side body only option to add sphere material only on the near side of a thin placement wall

 

Creating a sphere over a face or edge

 

 

Selecting faces and clicking the Sphere tool to create a sphere, then clicking the Sphere tool multiple times to enlarge the selected sphere


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