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284 Chapter 5: Creating Geometry
Provides spinners that let you adjust the length
and width of the displayed section rectangle.
Length/Width—Adjustthelengthandwidthofthe
displayed sect ion rectangle.
Note: If you convert the section grid to an editable
spline, it’s converted to a shape based on the
current cross section.
Extended S pli nes
WR ectangle Spline
Create panel > Shapes > Exten ded Spli nes > Objec t Type
rollout > WRectangle
Create menu > Shapes > WRectangle
UseWRectangletocreateclosedshapesfromtwo
concentr ic rectangles. Each rectangle is made of
four vert ices. The WRectangle is similar to the
Donuttoolexceptitusesrectanglesinsteadof
circles.
WRectangle stands for “walled rectangle”.
Example o f WRectangle
Procedure
To create a wrectangle:
1.
GototheCreatepanelandchoose
Shapes.
2. Open the Shapes List and choose Extended
Splines.
3. Click W Rectang le.
4. Drag and release the mouse button to define
the outer rectangle.
5. Move the mouse and then click to define the
inner rectangle.
Interfa ce
Rendering and Interpolation rollouts
All spline-based shapes share these parameters.
For explanations, see Splines and Extended Splines
(page 1–266).
Creation Method rollout
TheWRectangleshapeusesthestandard
creation methods of Center or Edge. Most
spline-based shapes share the s ame Creation
Method parameters. For explanations, see Splines
and Extended Splines (page 1–266).
Parameters rollout
Lengt h—Cont rols the height of the w rectangle
section.
Width—Controls the width of the wrectangle
section.
Thickness—Controls the thickness of the walls of
the wrectangle.
Sync Corner Fillets—When turned on, Corner
Radius 1 controls the radius of both the interior