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- PBOX Menu: PRISM
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- Creates a solid rectangular prism or a rectangular (2D) polygon, given base
- plane, dimensions and height.
-
- 1. * (CHAR) plane of base rectangle (x-xy, y-yz, z-zx) <x>
- 2. * (POINT) starting point
- for options `x' or `z':
- 3. * (NUM) length on x
- for option `y':
- 3. * (NUM) length on y
- for option `x':
- 4. * (NUM) length on y
- for options `y' or `z':
- 4. * (NUM) length on z
- for option `x':
- 5. * (NUM) height of prism
- for options `y' or `z':
- 5. * (NUM) length of prism
- for all options:
- 6. * (Y/N) positive prism? <y>
-
- Description:
- This command creates a rectangular (2D) polygon or a solid rectangular prism
- based on that polygon.
- Specify the base plane (x xy plane, the default; y yz plane, z xz plane) and
- define the starting point of the base rectangle. Then enter the dimensions
- along the x and y axes (for `x' option), or along the y and z axes (for `y'
- option), or along the x and z axes (for `z' option). Specify the height (for
- `x' option) or the length (for `y' and `z' options) (you may enter `0' for
- a 2D polygon). Specify whether the solid is to be positive (`y' option) or
- negative (`n' option).
- You are prompted to create more solid prisms until you select another command.
-
- Example: \pbox x 0 0 0 4 7 3 y
-
- Result: A box is created with its lower-left corner at the point 0 0 0. It is
- 4 units long in the x direction, 7 in the y direction, and 3 in the z
- direction.