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Parameter Collector ................................................ 138
Parameter Collector Menu Bar ............................... 142
Notes Dialog (Parameter Collector) ....................... 145
Expression Techniques......................................... 146
Expression Techniques............................................ 146
Trigonometric Functions ........................................ 150
Vectors ..................................................................... 151
5 Creating Geometr y..................................153
Creating Geometry.................................... .............. 153
Basics of Creating and Modifying Objects.......... 153
Basics of Creating and Modify ing Objects ............. 153
Using the Create Panel............................................. 154
Identifying the Basic Building Blocks..................... 155
Creating an Object .................................................. 157
Assigning Colors to Objects ................................. 159
Assigning Colors to Objects.................................... 159
Object Color Dialog ................................................ 159
Color Selector Dialog ................ .............................. 161
Color Clipboard Utility........................................... 165
Adjusting Normals and Smoothing .................... 166
Adjusting Normals and Smoothing ........................ 166
Viewing and Changing Normals............................. 166
Viewing and Changing Smoothing......................... 167
Creating Geometric Primitives ............................ 169
Geometric Prim itives ................... ........................... 169
Creating Primitives from the Keyboard.................. 169
Standard Primitives .............................................. 170
Standard Primitives................................ ................. 170
Box Primitive........................................................... 171
Cone Primitive ........................................................ 172
Sphere Primitive ...................................................... 174
GeoSphere Primitive ............................................... 176
Cylinder Primitive................................................... 177
Tube Primitive......................................................... 179
Torus Primitive........................................................ 180
Pyramid Primitive................................................... 182
Teapot Primitive ...................................................... 183
Plane Primitive ........................................................ 185
Extended Primitives ............................................. 186
Extended Primitives................................................ 186
Hedra Extended Primitive ...................................... 187
Torus Knot Extended Primitive .............................. 189
ChamferBox Extended Primitive........... ................. 191
ChamferCyl Extended Primitive............... .............. 192
OilTank Extended Primitive ................................... 194
Capsule Extended Primitive.................................... 195
Spindle Extended Primitive .................................... 196
L-Ext Extended Primitive.......... .............................. 198
Gengon Extended Primitive.................................... 199
C-Ext Extended Primitive....................................... 200
RingWave Extended Primit ive ................................ 202
Prism Extended Primitive....................................... 205
Hose Extended Primitive ........................... ............. 206
Architectural Objects ........................................... 209
Architectural Objects .............................................. 209
AEC Extended Objects.......................................... 210
AEC Extended Objects.............. .............................. 210
Working with AEC Design Elements...................... 210
Foliage...................................................................... 214
Railing ..................................................... ................ 217
Wall.......................................................................... 223
Editing Wall Objects................................................ 228
Stairs...................................................................... 231
Stairs ........................................................................ 231
L-Type Stair ............................................................. 232
Spiral Stair ............................................................... 235
Straight Stair............................................................ 239
U-Type Stair ............................................................ 243
Doors ..................................................................... 246
Doors....................................................................... 246
Pivot Door ............................................................... 251
Sliding Door ............................................................ 251
BiFold Door............................................................. 252
Windows ................................................................ 253
Windows.......... ........................................................ 253
Awning Window...................................................... 256
Casement Window .......... ........................................ 257
Fixed Window ......................................................... 258
Pivoted Window...................................................... 259
Projected Window................................................... 260
Sliding Window....................................................... 261
Shapes ................................................................... 262
Shapes ................................................. .................... 262
Shape Check Utility................................................. 265
Splines................................................................... 266
Splines and Extended Splines.................. ................ 266
Line Spline............................................................... 270
Rectang le Spline ...................................................... 272
Circle Spline............................................................. 273
Ellipse Spline ........................................................... 274
Arc Spline ................................................................ 274
Donut Spline.... ........................................................ 276
NGon Spline .............. .............................................. 277
Star Spline................................................................ 277
Text Spline .......... ..................................................... 278
Helix Spline ............................................................. 281
Section Spline .......................................................... 282