Datasheet

TOURING THE INTERFACE

2. Click the Box button. Additional rollouts appear in the command panel. These include

Creation Method, Keyboard Entry, and Parameters. Notice that a message displays in the

prompt line at the bottom of the screen that says, “Click and drag to begin creation process.”

Also, the cursor in the graphic area displays as a cross, telling you that you’re in object cre-

ation mode.

3. Place the cursor at the center of the graphic area at coordinates 0,0, where the two darker

grid lines intersect, and click and drag diagonally to the upper-right corner of the screen—

don’t release the mouse button just yet. As you move the mouse, a rectangle follows your

cursor. Notice that the values in the Length and Width input boxes in the Parameters rollout

change as you move the mouse.

4. Place the cursor so that the rectangle looks similar to the one shown in Figure 1.12, and then

release the mouse button. (You don’t need to match the rectangle in the figure exactly.) Now,

as you move the cursor, the rectangle changes in height. Notice that the Height value in the

Parameters rollout also follows the change in height.

Figure 1.12

The rectangle so far

5. Adjust the height so that the Height parameter shows about 2´0˝ and click your mouse. The

box is now fixed at the height you selected. It should look similar to Figure 1.13.

Figure 1.13

The finished box

Create a New Box If Necessary

The following steps only work as directed if you have not deselected the box. If you have, create a new

box and then proceed with the following steps.

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