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C-Ext Extended Primitive 201
Procedure
To create a C-Ext object:
1.
FromtheCreatemenu,chooseExtended
Primitives > C-Extrusion.
2. Drag the mouse to define the base. (Press Ctrl
to constrain the base to a square.)
3. Release the mouse and move it vertically to
define the heig ht of the C-extrusion.
4. Click, and then move the mouse vertically to
definethethicknessorwidthofthewallsofthe
C-extrusion.
5. Click to finish the C-extrusion.
Inter face
Creation Method rollout
Co rners—Draws the object from corner to corner.
You can change the center location by moving the
mouse.
Center—Draws the object from the center out.
Parameters rollout
B ack /Side/Front Length—Specify the length of each
of the three sides.
Ba ck /Side/Front Width—Specify the width of each
of the three sides.
Height—Specifies t he overall height of the of the
object.
B ack /Si de/Front S egs—Specif y the number of
segments for a specific side of the object.
Note: Theobject’sdimensions(Back,Side,Front)
are labeled as though it were created in the Top or
P erspective viewports, and seen from the front in
world space.
Width/Height Segs—Set these to specify the
number of segments for the overall width and
height of the object.