Ex: Using UCS

Move the UCS origin

Make sure UCS Icon set at Show UCS Icon at Origin

Select the UCS icon

Click the square grip to make it hot

Move to the corner of the solid

Turn on the Grid Display on the Status bar

Solid show below the grid
The X, Y, Z remain the same direction

Face UCS

Home tab > Coordinate panel > Face

Move the UCS icon on the face of solid

X,Y axis automatically align with the face

Click on the face

The grid show the XY Plane align with the new selected face
But it does not easy to define the X or Y axis

3 Point UCS

Home tab > Coordinate panel > 3 Point

Specify new origin point

Specify point on positive X

Specify point on positive Y

XY plane align with the face

View UCS

Home tab > Coordinate panel > View

The UCS icon rotate

XY plane rotate aligh with the screen

Adding text

This is the best way to add text labels to the isometric view

Named UCS

Home tab > Coordinate panel > Named UCS

Single-click on the Unnamed

Rename to Text Input

Return back to World

UCS icon return to origin position

Select the named UCS from the list

UCS rotated to the new UCS

You can delete any named UCS by right-click on the UCS

Select Delete

Complex 3D Geometry

You can create complex 3D geometry by:

• Extrude

Extrude solids by closed profiles

• Loft 

Loft surface by open cross sections

• Revolve

Revolve solid by closed profile

• Sweep

Seep solid by helix path

A closed 2D profile result in Solid
An open 2D profile result in Surface

A path can be 2D or 3D object

By default, profile and path only deleted when a solid is created

Extrude Solid and Surface

Open 2D profile create Surface
Closed 2D profile create solid

By Tapered Angle

Specify a tapered angle for the extrusion

Extrude by Path

Extrudes a profile along a path

Extrude by Taper Angle & Path

Specify a tapered angle and extrudes profile along a path

Ex: Extrude Solid

Home tab > Modeling panel > Extrude

Select the 2D profile

Press Enter

Specify height of ectrusion: 50

By Taper Option

Home tab > Modeling panel > Extrude

Select the 2D profile

Press Enter

Specift taper angle: 10

Specifty height of extrusion: 20

By Path

Home tab > Modeling panel > Extrude

Select the 2D profile

Press Enter

Select Path option

Select the path

By Taper and Path

Start the Extrude command
Select the 2D profile, then press Enter

Select the Taper angle option

Specify taper angle for extrusion: -5

Select Path option

Select the path