MeshBox

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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.

BothSides

Creates the box in both directions from the base point.

The specified height is applied to each direction, so the total height is doubled.

See also

Box

Draw a solid box.

Mesh

Create a mesh from a NURBS surface or polysurface.