MeshBox

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Box

The MeshBox command draws a polygon mesh box.

Steps

  1. Specify the face numbers in the X, Y, and Z directions.

  2. Pick two points for the opposite corners of the base rectangle.

    Press and hold Shift to draw a square.

    Or, select one of the options to draw the rectangle in a different way.

  3. Pick the height.

    Press Enter to use the width value for the height.

Command-line options

Diagonal

Creates a box from the diagonal corners. If you pick the two corners on the CPlane, the command prompts for picking the height.

Cube

Creates a box with six square faces from the diagonal corners.

(Default)

Draws the rectangle using two opposite corners.

3Point

Draws the rectangle using two adjacent corner locations and a location on the opposite side.

EdgeMidpoint

Draws the rectangle from the midpoint of the first edge, an end of the edge, and a location on the opposite side.

Vertical

Draws the rectangle perpendicular to the construction plane.

Center

Draws the rectangle from the center point and a corner.

XCount/YCount/ZCount

The number of faces in the x/y/z direction.

  • Type a number other than 0 and press Enter to set the same number for all directions. Typing 0 picks a point at the current CPlane origin.

See also

Box

Draw a solid box.

Mesh

Create a mesh from a NURBS surface or polysurface.