AutoCad 3D Tips

1. Creates a 3D box polygon mesh.

Specify corner point of box:

Specify length of box: Specify a distance

Specify width of bo

x or [Cube]: Specify a distance or enter c

Width

Specifies the width of the box. Enter a distance or specify a point relative to the corner point of the box.

Specify height of box: Specify a distance

Specify rotation angle of box about the Z axis or [Reference]: Specify an angle or enter r

Rotation Angle

Rotates the box about the first corner specified. If you enter 0, the box remains orthogonal to the current X and Y axes.

Reference

Aligns the box with other objects in the drawing or relative to an angle you specify. The base point for the rotation is the first corner of the box.

Specify the reference angle <0>: Specify a point, enter an angle, or press ENTER

You can define a reference angle by specifying two points or an angle from the X axis on the XY plane. For example, you can rotate the box to align two specified points on the box with a point on another object. After defining a reference angle, specify a point for the reference angle to align with. The box then rotates around the first corner relative to the angle of rotation specified for the reference angle.

If you enter 0 as a reference angle, the new angle alone determines the rotation of the box.

Specify the new angle: Specify a point or enter an angle

To specify the new angle of rotation, specify a point relative to the base point. The base point for the rotation is the first corner of the box. The box rotates by the angle between the reference angle and the new angle. If you want to align the box with another object, specify two points on the target object to define the new angle of rotation for the box.

If the reference angle of rotation is 0, the box rotates the angular distance entered relative to the first corner of the box.

Cube

Creates a cube using the length for the width and height of the box.

Specify rotation angle of box about the Z axis or [Reference]: Specify an angle or enter r

Rotation Angle

Rotates the cube about the first corner of the box. If you enter 0, the box remains orthogonal to the current X and Y axes.

Reference

Aligns the box with other objects in the drawing or relative to an angle you specify. The base point for the rotation is the first corner of the box.

Specify the reference angle <0>: Specify a point, enter an angle, or press ENTER

You can define a reference angle by specifying two points or an angle from the X axis on the XY plane. For example, you can rotate the box to align two specified points on the box with a point on another object. After defining a reference angle, specify a point for the reference angle to align with. The box then rotates around the first corner relative to the angle of rotation specified for the reference angle.

If you enter 0 as a reference angle, the new angle alone determines the rotation of the box.

Specify the new angle: Specify a point or enter an angle

To specify the new angle of rotation, specify a point relative to the base point. The base point for the rotation is the first corner of the box. The box rotates the angular distance between the reference angle and the new angle. If you want to align the box with another object, specify two points on the target object to define the new angle of rotation for the box.

If the reference angle of rotation is 0, the box rotates the angular distance entered relative to the first corner point of the box.