Parallelepiped

Insert Primitives Parallelepiped

The Parallelepiped command enables you to create a parallelepiped: a box with three different-sized sides.

Obtaining a parametric solid or a set of surfaces
The final result of the command can be either the set of six surfaces composing the parallelepiped or a unique parametric solid parallelepiped. The Associative Mode check box enables you to control the result:

When the box is checked, the resulting entity will be a parametric solid. A drive dimension will be associated with the length of each of the three parallelepiped edges (width, height and depth) and the icon of a solid will be displayed in the Model Structure.
When the box is cleared, the final result will be the six surfaces composing the shape.

For further details, see "Associative surfaces".

To start the creation, you will have to specify a point to be used for the placement of the parallelepiped.

The positioning method can be chosen in the Point drop-down list:

Base center	The point you specify will be the center of the parallelepiped base.
Base vertex	The point you specify will be one vertex of the parallelepiped base.
Center of mass	The point you specify will be the center of mass of the parallelepiped.

When the placement point is specified, a set of handles is displayed. At any time during the creation of the parallelepiped, you can:

Change the position of the placement point just by clicking in a different position.

Change the orientation of the parallelepiped. The three arcs represent the three angles of rotation (about each of the three orthogonal directions). You can rotate the parallelepiped about an axis by dragging the corresponding arc or by typing the value of the rotation into the Angle box which shows up when you pick the arc or also by using the X Axis, Y Axis, Z Axis drop-down lists under Axis Alignment::

Line	to align the axis to a line. Select the line.
2 points	to align the axis to the direction identified by the two points. Select the two points.
End point	to align the axis so that its second endpoint coincides with a point. Select the point.

Finally, you will have to define the Width, the Height and the Depth of the parallelepiped. You can either type the values into the said mini-dialog boxes, or define them interactively by dragging the corresponding handles.

A dynamic preview of the parallelepiped is displayed since the very moment you specify the placement point, so as to enable you to immediately assess the result of your actions.

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Create a parametric parallelepiped