Command entry: Create panel
(Shapes)
Extended Splines
Object Type rollout
WRectangle
Command entry:Create menu
Shapes
WRectangle
Use WRectangle to create closed shapes from two concentric rectangles. Each rectangle is made of four vertices. The WRectangle
is similar to the Donut tool except it uses rectangles instead of circles.
WRectangle stands for “walled rectangle”.
Procedures
To create a wrectangle:
- Go to the Create panel and turn on (Shapes).
- Open the Shapes List and choose Extended Splines.
- Click WRectangle.
- Drag and release the mouse button to define the outer rectangle.
- Move the mouse and then click to define the inner rectangle.
Interface
Rendering and Interpolation rollouts
All spline-based shapes share these parameters. For explanations, see Spline Primitives.
Creation Method rollout
The WRectangle shape uses the standard creation methods of Center or Edge. Most spline-based shapes share the same Creation
Method parameters. For explanations, see Spline Primitives.
Parameters rollout
- Length
-
Controls the height of the wrectangle section.
- Width
-
Controls the width of the wrectangle section.
- Thickness
-
Controls the thickness of the walls of the wrectangle.
- Sync Corner Fillets
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When turned on, Corner Radius 1 controls the radius of both the interior and exterior corners of the wrectangle. It also maintains
the thickness of the section. Default=on.
- Corner Radius 1
-
Controls the radius of all four interior and exterior corners of the section.
If Sync Corner Fillets is turned off, Corner Radius 1 controls the radius of the four exterior corners of the wrectangle.
- Corner Radius 2
-
Controls the radius of the four interior corners of the wrectangle.
Corner Radius 2 is only available when Sync Corner Fillets is turned off.
NoteTake care when adjusting these settings. There are no constraining relationships between them. Therefore, it's possible to
set an inside radius (Corner Radius 2) that is greater than the length and width of the sides.