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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

Polyline Solids

Polyline Solids are polyline shaped Holes in Polyline Solids
3D objects with a specified thickness.
They can be oriented either horizontally or You can create a hole in a polyline solid by
vertically and are useful for creating custom drawing one polyline solid entirely inside of
details anywhere in your 3D model. another. Select the smaller of the two and
check Hole in Polyline Solid in its
Creating Polyline Solids specification dialog.
Both the larger and smaller polyline solid
A horizontal polyline solid can be created in must be drawn in the same type of view in
floor plan view or any 3D view by selecting
order for the smaller one to become a hole.
Build> Primitive> Polyline Solid , then
either clicking or clicking and dragging to Converting CAD Polylines
draw a rectangle. See “Rectangular Polyline”
on page 317. A closed CAD polyline can be
converted into a polyline solid in floor
A vertical polyline solid can be created in a plan and cross section/elevation views using
cross section/elevation view in the same the Convert Polyline edit button. See
manner as in floor plan view. The polyline “Convert Polyline” on page 266.
solid is placed in front of any objects visible
in the view. If no objects are behind it, the Convert to Solid
polyline solid is placed one foot in front of
the camera. You can convert a polyline solid to a
primitive in order to build complex
Polyline solids can be edited the way other solid structures. Select the polyline solid you
closed polyline-based objects are. See want to convert and click Convert to Solid
“Editing Closed-Polyline Based Objects” on on the edit toolbar.
page 231.

Polyline Solid Specification Dialog

To open the Polyline Solid polyline to select it, then click the Open
Specification dialog, click on a Object edit button.

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