AutoCAD Command Listing

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AutoCAD 2000 Commands

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3D Creates three-dimensional polygon mesh objects3DARRAY Creates a three-dimensional array3DCLIP Invokes the interactive 3D view and opens the Adjust Clipping Planes window3DCORBIT Invokes the interactive 3D view and enables you to set the objects in the 3D view into continuous motion3DDISTANCE Invokes the interactive 3D view and makes objects appear closer or farther away

3DFACE Creates a three-dimensional face3DMESH Creates a free-form polygon mesh3DORBIT Controls the interactive viewing of objects in 3D3DPAN Invokes the interactive 3D view and enables you to drag the view horizontally and vertically3DPOLY Creates a polyline with straight line segments using the CONTINUOUS linetype in three-dimensional space3DSIN Imports a 3D Studio (3DS) file

3DSOUT Exports to a 3D Studio (3DS) file3DSWIVEL Invokes the interactive 3D view and simulates the effect of turning the

camera3DZOOM Invokes the interactive 3D view so you can zoom in and out on the view

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ABOUT Displays information about AutoCADACISIN Imports an ACIS fileACISOUT Exports AutoCAD solid objects to an ACIS fileADCCLOSE Closes AutoCAD DesignCenterADCENTER Manages contentADCNAVIGATE Directs the Desktop in AutoCAD DesignCenter to the file name, directory location, or network path you specifyALIGN Aligns objects with other objects in 2D and 3DAMECONVERT Converts AME solid models to AutoCAD solid objectsAPERTURE Controls the size of the object snap target boxAPPLOAD Loads and unloads applications and defines which applications to load at startupARC Creates an arcAREA Calculates the area and perimeter of objects or of defined areasARRAY Creates multiple copies of objects in a patternARX Loads, unloads, and provides information about ObjectARX applicationsATTDEF Creates an attribute definitionATTDISP Globally controls attribute visibilityATTEDIT Changes attribute informationATTEXT Extracts attribute dataATTREDEF Redefines a block and updates associated attributesAUDIT Evaluates the integrity of a drawing

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BACKGROUND Sets up the background for your sceneBASE Sets the insertion base point for the current drawingBHATCH Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch patternBLIPMODE Controls the display of marker blipsBLOCK Creates a block definition from objects you selectBLOCKICON Generates preview images for blocks created with Release 14 or earlierBMPOUT Saves selected objects to a file in device-independent bitmap formatBOUNDARY Creates a region or a polyline from an enclosed areaBOX Creates a three-dimensional solid boxBREAK Erases parts of objects or splits an object in twoBROWSER Launches the default Web browser defined in your system's registry

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CAL Evaluates mathematical and geometric expressionsCAMERA Sets a different camera and target location

CHAMFER Bevels the edges of objectsCHANGE Changes the properties of existing objectsCHPROP Changes the color, layer, linetype, linetype scale factor, lineweight, thickness, and plot style of an objectCIRCLE Creates a circleCLOSE Closes the current drawingCOLOR Defines color for new objectsCOMPILE Compiles shape files and PostScript font filesCONE Creates a three-dimensional solid coneCONVERT Optimizes 2D polylines and associative hatches created in AutoCAD Release 13 or earlierCOPY Duplicates objectsCOPYBASE Copies objects with a specified base pointCOPYCLIP Copies objects to the ClipboardCOPYHIST Copies the text in the command line history to the Clipboard

COPYLINK Copies the current view to the Clipboard for linking to other OLE applicationsCUTCLIP Copies objects to the Clipboard and erases the objects from the drawingCYLINDER Creates a three-dimensional solid cylinder

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DBCCLOSE Closes the dbConnect ManagerDBCONNECT Provides an AutoCAD interface to external database tablesDBLIST Lists database information for each object in the drawingDDEDIT Edits text and attribute definitionsDDPTYPE Specifies the display mode and size of point objectsDDVPOINT Sets the three-dimensional viewing directionDELAY Provides a timed pause within a script

DIM AND DIM1 Accesses Dimensioning modeDIMALIGNED Creates an aligned linear dimensionDIMANGULAR Creates an angular dimensionDIMBASELINE Creates a linear, angular, or ordinate dimension from the baseline of the previous dimension or a selected dimensionDIMCENTER Creates the center mark or the centerlines of circles and arcsDIMCONTINUE Creates a linear, angular, or ordinate dimension from the second extension line of the previous dimension or a selected dimension

DIMDIAMETER Creates diameter dimensions for circles and arcsDIMEDIT Edits dimensionsDIMLINEAR Creates linear dimensionsDIMORDINATE Creates ordinate point dimensionsDIMOVERRIDE Overrides dimension system variablesDIMRADIUS Creates radial dimensions for circles and arcs

DIMSTYLE Creates and modifies dimension stylesDIMTEDIT Moves and rotates dimension textDIST Measures the distance and angle between two points

DIVIDE Places evenly spaced point objects or blocks along the length or perimeter of an objectDONUT Draws filled circles and ringsDRAGMODE Controls the way AutoCAD displays dragged objectsDRAWORDER Changes the display order of images and other objectsDSETTINGS Specifies settings for Snap mode, grid, and polar and object snap trackingDSVIEWER Opens the Aerial View windowDVIEW Defines parallel projection or perspective views

DWGPROPS Sets and displays the properties of the current drawingDXBIN Imports specially coded binary files

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EDGE Changes the visibility of three-dimensional face edgesEDGESURF Creates a three-dimensional polygon meshELEV Sets elevation and extrusion thickness properties of new objectsELLIPSE Creates an ellipse or an elliptical arcERASE Removes objects from a drawingEXPLODE Breaks a compound object into its component objectsEXPORT Saves objects to other file formatsEXPRESSTOOLS Activates the installed AutoCAD Express Tools if currently unavailable

EXTEND Extends an object to meet another objectEXTRUDE Creates unique solid primitives by extruding existing two-dimensional objects

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FILL Controls the filling of multilines, traces, solids, all hatches, and wide polylinesFILLET Rounds and fillets the edges of objectsFILTER Creates reusable filters to select objects based on propertiesFIND Finds, replaces, selects, or zooms to specified textFOG Provides visual cues for the apparent distance of objects

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GRAPHSCR Switches from the text window to the drawing areaGRID Displays a dot grid in the current viewportGROUP Creates a named selection set of objects

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HATCH Fills a specified boundary with a patternHATCHEDIT Modifies an existing hatch objectHELP (F1) Displays online helpHIDE Regenerates a three-dimensional model with hidden lines suppressedHYPERLINK Attaches a hyperlink to a graphical object or modifies an existing hyperlinkHYPERLINKOPTIONS Controls the visibility of the hyperlink cursor and the display of hyperlink tooltips

"I frequently use Hurricane to batch plot our drawings. I work for an engineering firm that does a lot of hospitals and universities. It is normal for us to have jobs with 200 drawings in a set. I can plot these drawings in a fraction of the time it would take to do it manually. The AutoCAD batch plot utility does not work for us with the way are drawings are set up.I had a project that would have taken me more than four hours to plot out manually and Hurricane was able to run through it in about one half of an hour. That let the design team work for another three hours. Believe me, I was a hero that day. I also send our drawings out electronically on a regular basis. I am able to bind all xref's with hurricane before I send them out so that I have more control on quality.".

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ID Displays the coordinate values of a locationIMAGE Manages imagesIMAGEADJUST Controls the image display of the brightness, contrast, and fade values of imagesIMAGEATTACH Attaches a new image to the current drawingIMAGECLIP Creates new clipping boundaries for an image objectIMAGEFRAME Controls whether AutoCAD displays the image frame or hides it from viewIMAGEQUALITY Controls the display quality of images

IMPORT Imports files in various formats into AutoCADINSERT Places a named block or drawing into the current drawingINSERTOBJ Inserts a linked or embedded object

INTERFERE Creates a composite 3D solid from the common volume of two or more solidsINTERSECT Creates composite solids or regions from the intersection of two or more solids or regions and removes the areas outside of the intersectionISOPLANE Specifies the current isometric plane

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LAYER Manages layers and layer propertiesLAYOUT Creates a new layout and renames, copies, saves, or deletes an existing layoutLAYOUTWIZARD Starts the Layout wizard, in which you can designate page and plot settings for a new layoutLEADER Creates a line that connects annotation to a featureLENGTHEN Lengthens an objectLIGHT Manages lights and lighting effectsLIMITS Sets and controls the drawing boundaries and grid display

LINE Creates straight line segmentsLINETYPE Creates, loads, and sets linetypesLIST Displays database information for selected objectsLOAD Makes shapes available for use by the SHAPE commandLOGFILEOFF Closes the log file opened by LOGFILEONLOGFILEON Writes the text window contents to a fileLSEDIT Edits a landscape objectLSLIB Maintains libraries of landscape objectsLSNEW Adds realistic landscape items, such as trees and bushes, to your drawings

LTSCALE Sets the linetype scale factorLWEIGHT Sets the current lineweight, lineweight display options, and lineweight units

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MASSPROP Calculates and displays the mass properties of regions or solidsMATCHPROP Copies the properties from one object to one or more objectsMATLIB Imports and exports materials to and from a library of materialsMEASURE Places point objects or blocks at measured intervals on an objectMENU Loads a menu fileMENULOAD Loads partial menu filesMENUUNLOAD Unloads partial menu filesMINSERT Inserts multiple instances of a block in a rectangular array

MIRROR Creates a mirror image copy of objectsMIRROR3D Creates a mirror image of objects about a planeMLEDIT Edits multiple parallel linesMLINE Creates multiple parallel lines

MLSTYLE Defines a style for multiple parallel linesMODEL Switches from a layout tab to the Model tab and makes it currentMOVE Displaces objects a specified distance in a specified directionMSLIDE Creates a slide file of the current viewport in model space, or of all viewports in paper space

MSPACE Switches from paper space to a model space viewportMTEXT Creates multiline textMULTIPLE Repeats the next command until canceledMVIEW Creates floating viewports and turns on existing floating viewportsMVSETUP Sets up the specifications of a drawing

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NEW Creates a new drawing file

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OFFSET Creates concentric circles, parallel lines, and parallel curvesOLELINKS Updates, changes, and cancels existing OLE linksOLESCALE Displays the OLE Properties dialog boxOOPS Restores erased objectsOPEN Opens an existing drawing fileOPTIONS Customizes the AutoCAD settingsORTHO Constrains cursor movementOSNAP ets object snap modes

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PAGESETUP Specifies the layout page, plotting device, paper size, and settings for each new layoutPAN Moves the drawing display in the current viewportPARTIALOAD Loads additional geometry into a partially opened drawingPARTIALOPEN Loads geometry from a selected view or layer into a drawingPASTEBLOCK Pastes a copied block into a new drawing

PASTECLIP Inserts data from the ClipboardPASTEORIG Pastes a copied object in a new drawing using the coordinates from the original drawingPASTESPEC Inserts data from the Clipboard and controls the format of the dataPCINWIZARD Displays a wizard to import PCP and PC2 configuration file plot settings into the Model tab or current layoutPEDIT Edits polylines and three-dimensional polygon meshes

PFACE Creates a three-dimensional polyface mesh vertex by vertexPLAN Displays the plan view of a user coordinate system

PLINE Creates two-dimensional polylinesPLOT Plots a drawing to a plotting device or filePLOTSTYLE Sets the current plot style for new objects, or the assigned plot style for selected objectsPLOTTERMANAGER Displays the Plotter Manager, where you can launch the Add-a-Plotter wizard and the Plotter Configuration Editor

POINT Creates a point objectPOLYGON Creates an equilateral closed polylinePREVIEW Shows how the drawing will look when it is printed or plottedPROPERTIES Controls properties of existing objectsPROPERTIESCLOSE Closes the Properties windowPSDRAG Controls the appearance of a PostScript image as it is dragged into position with PSINPSETUPIN Imports a user-defined page setup into a new drawing layout

PSFILL Fills a two-dimensional polyline outline with a PostScript patternPSIN Imports a PostScript filePSOUT Creates an encapsulated PostScript filePSPACE Switches from a model space viewport to paper spacePURGE Removes unused named objects, such as blocks or layers, from the drawing database

"Hurricane is a great time saver that equals a great money saver!I needed to change a date (text object) in a title block in over 1500 drawings. To do this manually would have involved opening each drawing individually, running a script file and then saving the drawing. But over 1500 times!! Hurricane accomplished this in just a few minutes of setup with a couple of hours of machine processing. It was very easy to setup and test on a few drawings to ensure it was doing exactly what I need it to. Then I simply had it run them all!! Once it started I could go off and do something else without worry. I can only guess at how long it would have taken to do this manually... at 2 minutes per drawing, that's over 50 hours worth of work! Subtract a couple of hours worth of machine processing, multiply that by your draftsman's rate and you have large money savings. If you work with large quantities of drawings this software can save you tons of time and money. Hurricane easily pays for itself in one use.".

- Mike Theobald - P.Eng ( website )

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Q

QDIM Quickly creates a dimensionQLEADER Quickly creates a leader and leader annotationQSAVE Quickly saves the current drawingQSELECT Quickly creates selection sets based on filtering criteriaQTEXT Controls the display and plotting of text and attribute objectsQUIT Exits AutoCAD

R

RAY Creates a semi-infinite lineRECOVER Repairs a damaged drawingRECTANG Draws a rectangular polylineREDEFINE Restores AutoCAD internal commands overridden by UNDEFINEREDO Reverses the effects of the previous UNDO or U commandREDRAW Refreshes the display in the current viewportREDRAWALL Refreshes the display in all viewportsREFCLOSE Saves back or discards changes made during in-place editing of a reference (an xref or a block)

REFEDIT Selects a reference for editingREFSET Adds or removes objects from a working set during in-place editing of a reference (an xref or a block)REGEN Regenerates the drawing and refreshes the current viewportREGENALL Regenerates the drawing and refreshes all viewportsREGENAUTO Controls automatic regeneration of a drawingREGION Creates a region object from a selection set of existing objects

REINIT Reinitializes the digitizer, digitizer input/output port, and program parameters fileRENAME Changes the names of objectsRENDER Creates a photorealistic or realistically shaded image of a three-dimensional wireframe or solid modelRENDSCR Redisplays the last rendering created with the RENDER commandREPLAY Displays a BMP, TGA, or TIFF imageRESUME Continues an interrupted scriptREVOLVE Creates solids by revolving two-dimensional objects about an axis

REVSURF Creates a revolved surface about a selected axisRMAT Manages rendering materialsROTATE Moves objects about a base pointROTATE3D Moves objects about a three-dimensional axisRPREF Sets rendering preferencesRSCRIPT Creates a script that repeats continuouslyRULESURF Creates a ruled surface between two curves

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SAVE Saves the drawing under the current file name or a specified nameSAVEAS Saves an unnamed drawing with a file name or renames the current drawingSAVEIMG Saves a rendered image to a fileSCALE Enlarges or reduces selected objects equally in the X, Y, and Z directionsSCENE Manages scenes in model spaceSCRIPT Executes a sequence of commands from a scriptSECTION Uses the intersection of a plane and solids to create a region

SELECT Places selected objects in the Previous selection setSETUV Maps materials onto objectsSETVAR Lists or changes the values of system variablesSHADEMODE Shades the objects in the current viewportSHAPE Inserts a shapeSHELL Accesses operating system commandsSHOWMAT Lists the material type and attachment method for a selected objectSKETCH Creates a series of freehand line segments

SLICE Slices a set of solids with a planeSNAP Restricts cursor movement to specified intervalsSOLDRAW Generates profiles and sections in viewports created with SOLVIEWSOLID Creates solid-filled polygonsSOLIDEDIT Edits faces and edges of 3D solid objectsSOLPROF Creates profile images of three-dimensional solidsSOLVIEW Creates floating viewports using orthographic projection to lay out multi- and sectional view drawings of 3D solid and body objects while in a layout

SPELL Checks spelling in a drawingSPHERE Creates a three-dimensional solid sphereSPLINE Creates a quadratic or cubic spline (NURBS) curveSPLINEDIT Edits a spline objectSTATS Displays rendering statisticsSTATUS Displays drawing statistics, modes, and extentsSTLOUT Stores a solid in an ASCII or binary fileSTRETCH Moves or stretches objectsSTYLE Creates or modifies named styles and sets the current style for text in your drawing

STYLESMANAGER Displays the Plot Style ManagerSUBTRACT Creates a composite region or solid by subtractionSYSWINDOWS Arranges windows

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TABLET Calibrates, configures, and turns on and off an attached digitizing tabletTABSURF Creates a tabulated surface from a path curve and a direction vectorTEXT Displays text on screen as it is enteredTEXTSCR Opens the AutoCAD text windowTIME Displays the date and time statistics of a drawingTOLERANCE Creates geometric tolerancesTOOLBAR Displays, hides, and customizes toolbarsTORUS Creates a donut-shaped solid

TRACE Creates solid linesTRANSPARENCY Controls whether background pixels in an image are transparent or opaqueTREESTAT Displays information about the drawing's current spatial indexTRIM Trims objects at a cutting edge defined by other objects

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U Reverses the most recent operationUCS Manages user coordinate systemsUCSICON Controls the visibility and placement of the UCS iconUCSMAN Manages defined user coordinate systemsUNDEFINE Allows an application-defined command to override an internal AutoCAD commandUNDO Reverses the effect of commandsUNION Creates a composite region or solid by additionUNITS Controls coordinate and angle display formats and determines precision

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VBAIDE Displays the Visual Basic EditorVBALOAD Loads a global VBA project into the current AutoCAD sessionVBAMAN Loads, unloads, saves, creates, embeds, and extracts VBA projectsVBARUN Runs a VBA macroVBASTMT Executes a VBA statement on the AutoCAD command lineVBAUNLOAD Unloads a global VBA project

VIEW Saves and restores named viewsVIEWRES Sets the resolution for objects in the current viewportVLISP Displays the Visual LISP interactive development environment (IDE)VPCLIP Clips viewport objectsVPLAYER Sets layer visibility within viewportsVPOINT Sets the viewing direction for a three-dimensional visualization of the drawingVPORTS Divides the drawing area into multiple tiled or floating viewports

VSLIDE Displays an image slide file in the current viewport

"Hurricane has been one of the best products I have run across. I never had the time to create scripts, but I new they could be a time saver. I use it for some simple tasks, like putting dates on shop drawings, but the amount of time it saves me has been fantastic. And the couple of times I have emailed tech support with questions, the response has been rapid and with an answer I could understand easily.

Thanks Hurricane for such a great product.".

- Randy Godwin Drafting Services ( website )

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WBLOCK Writes objects or a block to a new drawing fileWEDGE Creates a 3D solid with a sloped face tapering along the X axisWHOHAS Displays ownership information for opened drawing filesWMFIN Imports a Windows metafileWMFOPTS Sets options for WMFINWMFOUT Saves objects to a Windows metafile

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XATTACH Attaches an external reference to the current drawingXBIND Binds dependent symbols of an xref to a drawingXCLIP Defines an xref or block clipping boundary and sets the front or back clipping planesXLINE Creates an infinite lineXPLODE Breaks a compound object into its component objectsXREF Controls external references to drawing files

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ZOOM Increases or decreases the apparent size of objects in the current viewport

AutoCAD 3D Tutorials

Select Faces behind on 3D Solids

In AutoCAD 2007 and later 2008 it is possible to select the face behind. For example on a 3D box that would be the face on the backside. Procedure: Place the pickbox on the front face, next press down CTRL, while pressing down CTRL you hit the spacebar once and you see that the face on the back side is selected. Don't click on any faces before AutoCAD has selected the face. It's essential that you place the pickbox virtually on the face behind before you hit the spacebar, see image below. You can also select the other faces using the same procedure.

 

PresspullFrom AutoCAD 2007 a brilliant new 3D command arrived. It's called Presspull. If you have made a 3D box and want to make a hole through you can do that with PRESSPULL. First you create a rectangle with a polyline on top of 1 face on the 3D box. Next you activate PRESSPULL command and click inside the rectangle. Now you can make a hole by pulling the face on the

rectangle inside the box. You can use this command for the existing faces of an object, or by imprinting additional faces on an object and pulling those inside or outside. If you pull it outside of the box, then you create a solid object pointing out from the 3D box. You can also use 3D POLYLINE instead of polyline. First align UCS so it's parallel with the side you are making a hole. Scroll down on this page to see tutorial "Creating a Wall with Polysolid".

3D Modeling in AutoCAD with LoftWith the LOFT command, you can create a new solid or surface by specifying a series of cross sections. The cross sections define the profile (shape) of the resulting solid or surface. It is recommend to use <cross sections only> or "Path", because it's easier to apply than "Guides". Use cross sections with arcs, polylines, lines or polygons. If you use closed polylines or circles as cross sections, then LOFT creates a solid in the space between the cross sections. You must specify at least two cross sections when you use the LOFT command. Use multiple arcs, splines, polylines or lines, if you like to create a open surface. Later, if you want to convert a 3D solid to a surface, then use the explode command. The LOFT command is great for 3D modeling of landscapes or other complex shapes. I used it for a ship hull.

First you create 3 splines, next you select them as cross-sections in order from A to C

Then you select Cross-sections only

Finally you select smooth fit and click ok

The open surface is created

Creating a Wall with PolysolidA new 3D command in AutoCAD 2007 was POLYSOLID. Next I show how you create a wall, with a hole for a window.

Type Polysolid in the command line and press enter. Then type W to specify the width of the wall.

Next you type H to specify the height.

Next you specify a start point, then move the mouse to the right and type the lenght of the wall, followed by enter.

The wall is created.

Now you create a opening in the wall. First activate DYNAMIC UCS and OBJECT SNAP. Next you start the 3DPOLY command in the Tool palette.

Activate object snap midpoint and object snap tracking, then snap the middle of the wall's height (without clicking). To specify the start point, you move the mouse to the right and type the distance 1000, followed by enter.

Move the mouse upwards and type the half height of the opening, followed by enter.

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Move the mouse to the right and type the lenght of the opening, followed by enter.

Next you move the mouse down and type the height of the opening.

Move the mouse to the left and type the lenght of the opening, followed by enter.

Next you type C to close the 3D polyline.

Rectangle is created.

Start the PRESSPULL command in the dashboard and click inside the rectangle.

Pull the mouse to the rear and type 500, followed by enter.

Final result.

Section Plane A long time missed feature in AutoCAD has finally arrived. It is the command SECTIONPLANE. For example to make a cross section view of a house. I will explain you the most easy way to do this.

Type sectionplane in the command line, followed by enter.

Then chose <Orthographic> by typing O, followed by enter. Next you select left in the menu. You are done!

Final result, a cross section.