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Hedra Extended Primitive 187
AutoGrid (page 2–7)
Hedra Extended P rimitive (page 1–187)
Torus Knot Extended Primitive (page 1–189)
ChamferBox Extended Pr imitive (page 1–191)
ChamferCyl E xtended Pr imitive (page 1–192)
OilTank Extended Primitive (page 1–194)
Capsule Extended Primitive (page 1–195)
Spindle Extended Primitive (page 1–196)
L-Ext Extended Primitive (page 1 –198)
Gengon Extended Primitive (page 1–199)
C-Ext E xtended Primitive (page 1–200)
RingWave Extended Pr imitive (page 1–202)
Hose Extended Primitive (page 1–206)
Prism E xtended P rimitive (page 1–205)
Allprimitiveshavenameandcolorcontrols,and
allow you to en ter initial values from the keyboard.
See these topics:
Object Name and Wiref rame Color (page 3–757)
Creating Primitives from the Keyboard (page 1–169)
(not applicable to Hedra, RingWave, or Hose)
Theremainingrolloutsarecoveredinthetopicfor
each primitive.
Hedra Ex tended Pr imitive
Create panel > Geometry button > Extended Primitives >
Object Type rollout > Hedra button
Create menu > Extended Primitives > Hedra
Use Hedra to produce objects from several families
of polyhedra.
Examples of hedra
Procedure
To create a poly hedron:
1.
FromtheCreatemenu,chooseExtended
Primitives > Hedra.
2. In any viewport, drag to define a radius, then
release to create the polyhedron.
As you drag, a polyhedron emerges from the
pivot point.
3. Adjust the Family Parameter and A xis Sca ling
spinners to vary the Hedra’s appearance.