Box

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Corner to Corner, Height

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3 Points, Height

Vertical Base

Center of Base, Corner, Height

Extrusions enabled.

The Box command draws a solid box.

Steps

1. Draw the base rectangle.
Tip: Press and hold Shift to draw a square.
2. Draw a height for the box.

Press Enter to use the width value for the height.

Base rectangle options

ClosedDefault

The default option draws the base rectangle using two opposite corners.

Steps

1. Pick the first corner.
2. Pick the other corner or type a length.
Closed Diagonal

The Diagonal option draws the base rectangle from two diagonal corners. No option for side length is offered.

Diagonal steps

Pick two opposite corners.

Cube option

The Cube option specifies a height that also defines the cube's orientation.

Closed3Point

The 3Point option draws the base rectangle using two adjacent corner locations and a location on the opposite side.

3Point steps

1. Pick the start of an edge.
2. Pick the end of the edge.
3. Pick or type the width.
ClosedVertical

The Vertical option draws the base rectangle perpendicular to the construction plane.

Vertical steps

1. Pick the start of the edge.
2. Pick the end of the edge.
3. Pick or type a width.
ClosedCenter

The Center option draws the base rectangle around a center point.

Center steps

1. Pick the center.
2. Pick the other corner or type a length.

See also

Create solid objects

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