Create Spheres

Use the Solids: Sphere tool to create spheres with solid or bounding surfaces.

1. From the Geometry ribbon, Create tools, click Solids > Sphere.

   
   
   Figure 1.

2. Create the sphere using one of the following methods:

   Method	Procedure
   Free Drawing	Left-click on geometry or in space to create the sphere's center point. Move your mouse to uniformly resize and draw the sphere. Left-click to create the sphere.
   Fit To	Select Surfaces, Solids, or Components from the guide bar. Select the entity in the graphics window. A sphere will be created. Modify the location, if necesssary, using the move tool () on the guide bar.

3. Modify the size and location of the sphere in the following ways:
   • Resize the sphere by editing the radius in the microdialog and pressing Enter.
   • Click on the face of the sphere and drag the slider to adjust the size.
   • Click in the microdialog to translate and rotate the sphere using the Move tool.
   • Click in the microdialog to fit the sphere around a selected object.
   • Click in the microdialog to fill the shape.

Figure 2.