Creating a Non-Uniform Cube from a Basis
- On the Vertex Modeling tab, click the Cube button
 .
- In the Tool Properties palette, click the Basis
option
 .
- In the workspace, click where you want the basis of
the cube to be.
Note: You can also enter
values for the basis’ X, Y, and Z coordinates in the Center X, Y,
and Z fields in the Tool Properties palette. Although using the mouse to
create the cube’s starting point is easily, manually entering the basis
coordinates can give you more precise control.
You can create a non-uniform, or rectangular,
cube
by typing values in the height fields in the
Tools
Properties panel. These fields are available
after
you click to specify the cube’s basis point.
- Type the value for the cube’s X axis, or width, in
the first Height field.
- Type the value for the cube’s Y axis, or height, in
the second Height field.
- Type the value for the cube’s Z axis, or depth, in
the third Height field.
- Press Enter or click Validate to
create the cube.
Note: If you click the
mouse button to create the non-uniform cube, the values that you entered
into the Height fields will be overwritten with the values based on
where you clicked. Therefore, you must press the Enter key or click
the Validate button to create a non-uniform cube.
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