1. A little house

This little house is an exercise that will show you how delightfully easy it is to use Amapi 3D!

The little house’s base

q Tool: Cube q Do this: Draw a 20x20x50 cube. This will be the house’s base. q See the detailed explanations in the chapter: User’s Manual/Tools/Construction/3D Primitives/Cube

The little house’s roof

· Step 1: Rough sketch

q Tool: Snap (+Control) q Open the model file: Mt1 q Do this: 1. We will make a copy of the cube and snap it over the first one, in only one step. 2. Press and hold the Control key and click on the Snap tool. 3. Click on the lower left corner of the house. 4. Then click on the corner just above. q See the detailed explanations in the chapter: User’s Manual/Tools/Assembly/Snap

· Step 2: Make a roof with two sloping sides

q Tool: Weld q Open the model file: Mt2 q Do this: We will use the weld tool to weld the two left corners together and the two right corners together. The result is a roof with two sloping sides. q See the detailed explanations in the chapter: User Manual/Tools/Assemble/Welding

· Step 3: Make a roof with four sloping sides

q Tool: Weld q Open the model file: Mt3 q Do this: Weld the two upper corners of the roof together. The result is a pyramid. q See the detailed explanations in the chapter: User Manual/Tools/Assembly/Welding