SUBTRACT Command:

AutoCAD Command List

The SUBTRACT command allows you to SUBTRACT primitives or extruded shapes from another solid.


To access the Subtract command you can:

type subtract or su at a Command: prompt,

OR

select the Subtract button on the MODIFY II toolbar (IF ON SCREEN),

OR

select Solids Editing, and then Subtract, under the Modify Menu.

—Prompt: Initializing...
—Prompt: Initializing Advanced Modeling Extension
NOTE: Any time you call up a modeling command for the first time, AutoCAD will Initialize the modeling subprogram.

AutoCAD will now ask you to select the item/s you wish to subtract a shape FROM. Click on the item/s.

Next, AutoCAD will ask you to select the items you wish to subtract.

Click on the item/s.

When you press Enter they will be removed.

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