Lesson goal
Create and modify simple 3D solids in DraftSight, and build freeform shapes with meshes.
3 videos
1 exercise
Intermediate
Prerequisite: Lesson 4, DraftSight Premium or equivalent offering
1. Watch the videos
Dassault Systèmes videos hosted on MySolidWorks: they open in a new tab and a free account is enough. Watch them in order.
3D Modeling Tools in DraftSightBox, cylinder, sphere, torus, then extrude, revolve, sweep and loft from sketches.↗ 3D Solid Editing Tools in DraftSightUnion and subtract, edge fillets and chamfers, slice, mirror and 3D pattern.↗ 3D Meshing Tools in DraftSightMesh primitives, 3D faces, edge mesh and point-by-point mesh.↗
2. Key takeaways
Primitives (box, cylinder, sphere) give you a quick base; extrude and revolve start from a 2D profile.
Boolean operations combine solids: union to join, subtract to drill or hollow out.
Slice splits a solid in two along a plane, useful for a half part or a section view.
A mesh is for freeform shapes: each point can be moved, but the result is not a solid in the strict sense.
Tip
Reuse the constrained profile from lesson 4 as the base for an extrusion: you keep the benefit of the constraints before moving to 3D.
3. Do the exercise
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