Creating hemispheres

The Hemisphere tool creates hemispheres using one of three modes.

 

The hemisphere radius can be changed with the Reshape tool (see Reshaping extruded objects and solid primitives), the radius can be modified from the Object Info palette, and the resolution can be adjusted through the 3D Conversion Resolution setting (see Vectorworks preferences: 3D pane).

Hemisphere by radius

Mode	Tool	Tool set	Shortcut
Radius	Hemisphere	3D Modeling	Alt+Shift+3 (Windows) Option+Shift+3 (Mac)

To create a hemisphere by radius:

Click the tool and mode.

Click to set the center of the hemisphere base.

Move the cursor to the desired radius and click to set the radius of the hemisphere base. The radius can also be set in the Data bar.

 

Hemisphere by diameter

Mode	Tool	Tool set	Shortcut
Diameter	Hemisphere	3D Modeling	Alt+Shift+3 (Windows) Option+Shift+3 (Mac)

To create a hemisphere by diameter:

Click the tool and mode.

Click to set the first point on the hemisphere base diameter.

Move the cursor to the desired diameter and click to set the diameter of the hemisphere base.

 

Hemisphere by up radius

Mode	Tool	Tool set	Shortcut
Up Radius	Hemisphere	3D Modeling	Alt+Shift+3 (Windows) Option+Shift+3 (Mac)

To create a hemisphere by up radius:

Click the tool and mode.

Click to set the center of the hemisphere base.

Move the cursor to the desired radius and click to set the rotation and top of the hemisphere.