Add Edges and Faces to Solids and Surfaces (Concept)

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Add Edges and Faces to Solids and Surfaces

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Add editable faces to 3D solids and surfaces by imprinting other objects, such as arcs and circles.

With the IMPRINT command, you can add a new face to a 3D solid or surface by imprinting a coplanar object that overlaps the selected face. Imprinting provides additional edges that you can modify to reshape the solid object.

For example, if a circle overlaps the face of a box, you can imprint the intersecting curves on the solid.

Objects that can be imprinted on 3D solids and surfaces include arcs, circles, lines, 2D and 3D polylines, ellipses, splines, regions, bodies, and other 3D solids.

Show Me: Imprint and Modify a Face

Edit Imprinted Objects

You can edit imprinted objects and subobjects in many of the same ways that you can edit other faces. For example, you can Ctrl+click to select a new edge and then drag to change its location.

The following limitations exist for imprinted objects:

You can move the edges of the imprinted face only within the plane of a face.
You might be unable to move, rotate, or scale some subobjects.
Imprinted edges and faces might be lost when some subobjects are moved, rotated, or scaled.

Subobjects with editing limitations include

Faces with imprinted edges or faces
Edges or vertices with adjacent faces that contain imprinted edges or faces