MicroStation CONNECT Edition Help

Solids Toolbox

Tools for creating and modifying solids are accessed from this toolbox.



All tools in a toolbox are not always visible by default. To see all tools, right-click in the toolbox and select Show All from the menu.

To Use tools in the
Place a standard 3D solid element — slab, cylinder, sphere, ellipsoid, cone, elliptical cone, torus, or linear solid.


Primitive Solids toolbox
Extrude a solid, or construct a solid of revolution,

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Extrude a solid along a path,

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Thicken a surface into a solid,

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Create a linear solid.



Create Solids toolbox
Place fillets, chamfers, or hole on a solid or surface,

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create a cut or protrusion from a profile on a solid or surface,

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make a cut or protrusion along the edge of a solid,

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add shell (wall of same thickness on all faces) to a solid,

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Imprint a 2D element on the faces of a solid,

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taper or spin faces of a solid.



Solid Features toolbox
Edit existing features,

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modify faces, edges or vertices of a solid,

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construct a single solid from the union, intersection, or difference of existing solids,

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delete faces or parts of solids,

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manage applied feature inputs,

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manipulate applied features on models,

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rollback, disable or delete an applied feature.



Modify Features toolbox
Convert solids to surfaces and vice-versa,

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Align elements relative to a face on each element,

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Change the display of a SmartSolid/SmartSurface,

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Extract a face or edge from a solid.

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Simplify complex solids by removing small details.



Solid Utilities toolbox
Key-in: DIALOG TOOLBOX SOLIDS