Tetrahedron

3-D Standard > New > Solid primitive > Tetrahedron

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

Enter the part name. Activate or deactivate the Reference, Feature and BOM-relevant checkboxes.

Now enter the required data.

If you have selected the Preview mode, position the tetrahedron in the drawing. The fitting point is the left corner of the base triangle.

In the Points direct mode, 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.

 Related Topics

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