Primitive Feature: Box

Function

Create a rectangular Box of the Shell or Solid type.

Call

Geometry > Primitive Feature > Box

<Box>

Corner XYZ

Specify the coordinates of a corner of the bottom face of a rectangular Box.  The coordinates can be directly entered in the dialog box, or a point can be selected in the Work Plane with the mouse.  When a point is entered by a mouse click while the Use Snap function is turned off, only the coordinates of the corner point will be entered and the Box will not be generated automatically.
 

Length

Specify the Length of the Box in the X-direction.
 

Width

Specify the Width of the Box in the Y-direction.
 

Height

Specify the Height of the Box in the Z-direction.
 

GCS

Specify the coordinates of the Corner XYZ in 3-dimensional space in the Global Coordinate System.
 

WCS

Specify the X- and Y- coordinates of the Corner XYZ relative to the Work Plane Coordinate System.  Thus, the Box will be located on the Work Plane.
 

Name

Enter the name of the Box to be created.

Use Snap

The Use Snap function automatically places a Wedge cornered on the point of a mouse click upon the mouse click.
 

Solid

This option creates a Box of the Solid type.  If it is unchecked, a Box of the Shell type will be created.