Editing a solid created from 2D profiles
Selecting a solid to be edited
The function “Edit Solid or Blending” is selected to change the shape of the profile which creates the blue beam. If the cursor hovers above any object created by the profile extrusion, rotation or lofting, the profile is highlighted. 2D mode in 3D space is activated after the selection, and you can change the shape of the profile. See Editing Basic Solids. Editing solids created as basic shapes (box, cylinder, hole etc) is demonstrated in Editing Basic Solids. Here, the second beam is highlighted too, because it was created by identical copying. Editing changes will be applied to both profiles equally.
Solid’s profile is always edited by 2D tools in 3D space. For more information about 2D drawing in 3D space, see 2D Drawing in 3D or 2D Drawing in 3D, Tutorial.
Stretching a part of the profile
To make the lower profile part wider, the function “Stretch” was selected. The parts of the objects to stretch are inside the defined rectangular area. The stretching reference point is selected. In the next steps, a new position of the reference point is defined by entering dx and dy relative to the original position. Line segment endpoints lying inside the rectangular area are moved according to the defined x and y distance. Similar steps are used for moving the left part of the profile to the left.
Finish profile editing
After finishing profile editing, the height of the extrusion is defined (remains the same for this example) and objects creating the profile are confirmed, added or removed.
Confirm the editing change for both original and identical copies
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