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Draw Rectangle

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This command enables you to draw / create rectangles with some constraints.

Requirements

No selection is required to launch the command.

  1. Click some points in the scene(at least 3 points are required), the best rectangle of all input points is computed. 

  2. You can force parameters (Center, Normal, Main Axis, Length, Width) by clicking on the locks: 

    1. Enter the XYZ coordinates in the edit controls or click on the icon AddPoint.svg to click a point in the scene.

    2. Enter the XYZ values of the vector in the edit controls or click on the icon Normal1.svg to define a direction in the scene.

    3. Enter the XYZ values of the vector in the edit controls or click on the icon Normal2.svg to define a direction in the scene.

Notes

  1. The rectangle created will be the one best fitting the points while keeping the point and the direction entered by the user.

  2. The two first points will define the length of the rectangle, the third will be used to define its width.