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WRectang le Spline 279
Provides spinners that let you adjust the length
and width of the d isplayed section rectangle.
Length/Width—Adjustthelengthandwidthofthe
displayed sec tion 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
WRectangle Spline
Create panel > Shapes > Extended Splines > Object Type
rollout > WRectangle
Create menu > Shapes > WRectangle
UseWRectangletocreateclosedshapesfromtwo
concentr ic rectangles. Each rectangle is made of
four vertices. The WRectangle is similar to the
Donuttoolexceptitusesrectanglesinsteadof
circles.
WRectangle stands for “walled rectangle”.
Example of WR ectangle
Procedure
To create a wrectangle:
1.
GototheCreatepanelandchoose
Shapes.
2. Open the Shapes List and choose Extended
Splines.
3. Click WRectangle.
4. Drag and release the mouse button to define
the outer rectang le.
5. Move the mouse and then click to define the
inner rectangle.
Interf ace
Rendering and Interpolation rollouts
All spline-based shapes share these parameters.
For explanations, see
Splines and Extended Splines
(page 1–261)
.
Creation Meth od rollout
TheWRectangleshapeusesthestandard
creation methods of Center or Edge. Most
spline-based shapes share the same Creation
Method parameters. For explanations, see
Splines
and Extended Splines (page 1–261)
.
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 w rec t angle.
Sync Corner Fillets—When turned on, Corner
Radius 1 controls the radius of both the interior