MDT represents a surface by drawing the lines of its triangles’ edges without repetitions. This is an efficient way regarding the number and size of the objects created, while at the same time allowing one to perform editing and modification operations easily.
With a view to its use by other programs, this command allows one to represent the surface with different CAD objects:
3D Faces: Generates a drawing made up by 3D Faces objects. Useful to generate images, shadows, etc.
2D Solids: Each triangle is drawn in a color, depending on its type. It is geared towards allowing one to easily check the assignment of materials to a surface.
Polylines: A closed polyline for each triangle. It has a disadvantage because the edges are repeated when compared to line representation.
Polyface Grid: Draws the triangulation using a CAD polyface grid. Once this object is created, it cannot be modified. It can only be deleted.
In addition to specifying the type of object, the layer where it will be drawn can also be chosen and a series of operations can be performed with it:
Clear Layer: Deletes all objects from the layer before proceeding to draw.
Isolate Layer: Deactivates other of the drawing’s layers and only leaves the indicated layer active after drawing.
Zoom to Surface: Centers the screen on the area of the drawing containing the surface.
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