SOLID, WIPEOUT and REVCLOUD

What it does

• SOLID – a filled triangle or quadrilateral.
• WIPEOUT – a background-colored area that hides what is underneath (for example, to make room for text).
• REVCLOUD – a revision cloud around the selected objects. Use it to mark changes in a revision.

Where to find it

• Ribbon: Draw › Draw › Rectangle ▾ › 2D Solid - Filled (SOLID) / Wipeout - Mask (WIPEOUT) / Revision Cloud (REVCLOUD)
• Command line: SOLID (Alias SO)
• Command line: WIPEOUT (WO), REVCLOUD (RC)

SOLID / WIPEOUT steps

1. Type SOLID (or WIPEOUT) and press Enter.
2. Click corners 1, 2, and 3. A triangle is created as soon as you click corner 3.
3. Click corner 4 to make a quadrilateral, or press Esc to keep the triangle.

Note: The corner order follows AutoCAD. Corners 1-2 form one edge, and 3-4 form the opposite edge in the same direction. If you click around the shape in a circle, you get a bow-tie shape (as in the left picture).

REVCLOUD steps

1. Select the objects you want to surround with a cloud.
2. Type REVCLOUD 10 (arc length 10) and press Enter.

Try it: North arrow, room label and revision cloud on a cabin plan

A small cabin plan with a filled north arrow, a room label that the beam line does not cross, and a revision cloud around a window that just moved. All three commands in one job.

1. Plan: REC 0,0, then 6000 Tab 4000 Enter. Draw a beam across the room with L 0,2000 @6000,0 (set its Linetype to DASHED).
2. North arrow: type SOLID, Enter, then 7000,3000, 7300,3000, 7150,3600 (Enter after each), and press Esc to keep the triangle.
3. Label background: type WIPEOUT, Enter, then 2400,1800, 3600,1800, 2400,2200, 3600,2200 (AutoCAD order: edges 1-2 and 3-4 run the same way). The beam line under the label disappears.
4. Add TEXT LIVING in the middle of that area.
5. New window: REC 4500,-100, then 1200 Tab 200 Enter. Select the window, type REVCLOUD 150 and press Enter.

Challenge: Add a TEXT N above the arrow, then ROTATE the arrow to the site's true north.

See also

• HATCH
• DRAWORDER