Create a Solid Bounding Box

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Create a Solid Bounding Box

Create a Solid Bounding BoxCreate a rectangular box solid that encompasses selected geometry objects.  See What is a Solid? for information about Meshes and Solids in VisualCAM.

 

tog_minusCommand Prompts

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tog_minusBasic Procedure

 

Screen Pick

Command Input

Step 1

Select all objects to be included in the volumetric box.  Hit Right Mouse Button or ENTER to end the selection.

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Step 2

 

Enter 'C' or 'W'.

'C' orients the volumetric box to the Construction Plane.

'W' orients the volumetric box to the World Coordinate System.

Step 3

 

Enter X, Y and Z offsets.  These are incremental offsets that will enlarge the volumetric box in the X, Y and Z directions respectively.  Negative values are not allowed.

Final

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tog_minusNotes

1.All geometry types are permitted.
tog_minusRelated Topics

Solid Modeling Pane, Solid Modeling Ribbon Bar