Tetrahedron

3-D Standard > New > Solid primitive > Tetrahedron

A tetrahedron is a pyramid bounded by four congruent equilateral triangles.

Choose the Type of insertion: Either via preview or Via points (activate checkbox).

Then, enter the required parameters.

Enter the article number and specify, by activating or deactivating the relevant checkboxes, whether:

• the part is to be inserted as main part or sub-part of the active part,
• the part is to be referenced,
• a feature is to be created for the part, and
• the part is to be BOM-relevant.

If you have chosen the insertion type "via preview" (= Via points), place the tetrahedron in the drawing. The fitting point is the left corner of the base triangle.

If you have chosen the insertion type Via points , you define the tetrahedron by entering four points.

Left: Tetrahedron by specifying height (1), edge length (2) and fitting point (3); Right: Tetrahedron by specifying 4 points

If a negative value is specified for the height or edge length, the latter is marked off in negative z-direction.

Primitive Solids (3-D) • Part Creation Functions (3-D)