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Creating an Object 153
3. Sides increased
4. Height segments defined
To choose a n obj ect categor y :
1.
Click the Create tab to view the Create
panel.
2. ClickoneofthebuttonsatthetopoftheCreate
panel. For example, Geometry.
3. Choose the subcategory Standard Primitives
from the list.
A number of buttons appear on the Object
Type rollout.
To choos e a n obj ect t y pe:
• Clickthebuttonforthetypeofobjectyouwant
to create.
The button highlights, showing that it is
active. Four rollouts appear: Name and
Color, Creation Method, Keyboard Entry, and
Parameters.
To choose a crea tion method (opt ional ):
You can accept the default method and skip this
step.
• Choose a method in the Creation Method
rollout.
To pres et the creat ion pa r ameter s ( optiona l):
Yo u c a n a d j u s t all creation parameters after you
create an object. Skip this step if you prefer.
•IntheParametersrollout,youcanset
parameters before you create an object.
However, the va lues of p ar ameters you set by
dragging the mouse (for example, the Radius
and Height of a cylinder) have no effect until
after you create the object.
To create the object:
1.
Put the cursor at a point in any viewport where
you want to place the object, and hold the
mousebuttondown(donotreleasethebutton).
2. Drag the mouse to define the first parameter
of the object; for example, the circular base of
acylinder.
3. Releasethemousebutton.Thefirstparameter
is set with this release.
4. Move up or down without touching the mouse
button. Thissetsthenextparameter;for
example, the height of a cylinder.
If you want to cancel: Until you complete the
next step, you can cancel the creation process
with a right-click.
5. Click when the second parameter has the value
you want, and so on.
The number of times you press or release the
mouse button depends on how many spatial
dimensions are required to define the object.
(For some kinds of objects, such as Line and
Bones, the number is open-ended.)
When the object is complete, it is in a selected state
and ready for adjustments.
To name the object (optional):
• Highlight the default object name in the Name
and Color rollout, and then enter a name. This
optionisavailableonlywhenasingleobjectis
selected.