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196 Chapter 5: Creating Geometry
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 height of the C-extrusion.
4. Click, and then move the mouse ver tical ly to
definethethicknessorwidthofthewallsofthe
C-extrusion.
5. Click to finish the C-extrusion.
Inter face
Creation M ethod rollout
Co rners —Draws the object from corner to corner.
You can change the center location by moving t he
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 the overall height of the of the
object.
B ack /Si de/Front S egs—Specify 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 S egs—Set these to specify the
number of segments for the overall width and
height of the object.