Box

Toolbar: Solids > Box ()

Menu: Draw > 3D Entities > Box

Keyboard: BOX

Alias: AI_BOX

Experience Level: Intermediate

Draws a three-dimensional box defined by length (x-axis), width (y-axis), and height (z-axis).

Type box to create a three-dimensional ACIS solid; type ai_box to create a three-dimensional surface.

You can define the origin of the box by specifying a corner point or by specifying a point in the center of the box.

Center ? <Corner of box> <0.0000,0.0000,0.0000>:

To specify the corners of the box

To draw a box whose corner starts at the last point specified in the drawing, press Enter. The LASTPOINT system variable stores the x,y,z-coordinates of the last point entered relative to the current user coordinate system (UCS).

To place the corner at a different location, specify a point defining it.

 

1. Specify the first point.
2. Specify a point for the opposite corner.
3. Specify the height.

Cube ? Length ? <Opposite corner>:

By default, the length and width of the box are the same. Specify a point at the opposite corner of the rectangle that defines the length of the box.

Height of box:

Specify the height of the box along the z-axis.

To specify the center and one corner of the box

Specify a point at the center of the box.

Cube ? Length of box ? <Corner of box>:

Specify a point at one corner of the box.

Height of box:

Specify the height of the box along the z-axis.

To specify separate length and width dimensions

Choose Length.

Length of side of box:

Specify the length of the box along the x-axis.

Width of box:

Specify the width of the box along the y-axis.

Height of box:

Specify the height of the box along the z-axis.

 

1. Specify the length of the box.
2. Specify the width of the box.
3. Specify the height of the box.

To create a perfect cube

Choose Cube.

Length of sides of cube:

Specify the length, width, and height of the cube.

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