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Examples

E1 · A 4 × 3 × 2.5 m Box

  1. Press R (Rectangle).
  2. Click on the ground: that's one corner.
  3. Move the mouse away diagonally, type 4,3 and press Enter.
  4. Press P (Push/Pull) and click the rectangle.
  5. Type 2.5 and press Enter.

A 4 × 3 × 2.5 m box (30 m³).

E2 · A Bookcase in Feet and Inches

  1. In Window › Model Info › Units, choose the Architectural format (the precision changes to 1/16") and close with Esc.
  2. Press R, click on the ground, move the mouse away, type 3',1'6" and press Enter.
  3. Press P, click the rectangle, type 7' and press Enter.

A 3' × 1' 6" × 7' box. The dimensions and the Measurements box show feet and inches.

E3 · A Round Column

  1. Press C (Circle), type 32s and Enter: it will have 32 sides.
  2. Click on the ground for the center, move the mouse away, type 0.3 and Enter: the radius.
  3. Press P, click the circle, type 3 and Enter.

A column 0.30 m in radius and 3 m tall, with smooth sides.

E4 · A Post Fence

  1. Press R, click on the ground, move the mouse away, type 0.1,0.1 and Enter.
  2. Press P, click the square, type 1 and Enter: a post.
  3. Press ⌘A, then G and Create: the post is now a component.
  4. Press M; holding ⌥, click the post, move the mouse away along the red axis, type 2 and Enter.
  5. Type 9x and Enter: nine instances, every 2 m.
  6. Press Space and click the last post. Press S, click the handle in the middle of its top face, type 1.5 and Enter.

Ten 0.10 × 0.10 m posts every 2 m; the last one is 1.5 m tall.

E5 · A Frame

  1. Press R, click on the ground, move the mouse away, type 2,1 and Enter.
  2. Press P, click the rectangle, type 0.05 and Enter: a 5 cm board.
  3. Press F, click the top face, move the mouse toward an edge from the inside, type 0.1 and Enter.
  4. Press P, click the inner face, type -0.05 and Enter: it sinks right through the board.

A 2 × 1 m frame, 10 cm wide and 5 cm thick, hollow inside.

E6 · A Part With a Hole

  1. Press R, click on the ground, move the mouse away, type 2,2 and Enter. Press P, click the square, type 2 and Enter.
  2. Press ⌘A, then G and Create: the box is now a component.
  3. Press C, click the center of the box's top face, type 0.5 and Enter.
  4. Press P, click the circle and, without moving the mouse, type -3 and Enter: a cylinder that goes through the box (if you move the mouse, the distance goes the way you move it).
  5. Press Space, triple-click the cylinder, press G and Create.
  6. With the cylinder selected, ⌥-click the box; right-click › Solids: Subtract.

A 2 m box with a through-hole 0.5 m in radius. Entity Info says “Solid Group” and shows its volume.

E7 · An Opening Centered in a Slab

  1. Press R, click on the ground, move the mouse away, type 4,3 and Enter. Press P, click the rectangle, type 0.3 and Enter: a 4 × 3 m slab, 30 cm thick.
  2. Camera › Top View. Press T and click the left edge of the slab, where the tooltip says “On Edge” (at its midpoint you would get a guide point). Move the mouse inward, type 1 and Enter: a guide 1 m in.
  3. Do the same from the right, bottom and top edges, always with 1.
  4. Press R and click a guide crossing (“Intersection”) and then the opposite crossing: a 2 × 1 m rectangle in the middle.
  5. Press P, click the rectangle and, without moving the mouse, type -0.3 and Enter: the opening goes through the slab.
  6. Edit › Delete Guides.

A 4 × 3 m slab with a 2 × 1 m opening in the middle: 3 m³ remain.

E8 · Dimension a Rectangle

  1. Press R, click on the ground, move the mouse away, type 4,3 and Enter. Camera › Top View.
  2. Tools › Dimensions. Click the bottom-left corner and then the bottom-right one, move the mouse down, type 0.5 and Enter: a dimension that reads 4.00 m.
  3. Press M, click the right edge, move the mouse to the right, type 1 and Enter: the rectangle is now 5 m long and the dimension reads 5.00 m on its own.
  4. Press Space, double-click the dimension and type Length.

A 5 × 3 m rectangle with its dimension, which updated by itself when you stretched it and now reads “Length”.

E9 · Label a Face

  1. Press R, click on the ground, move the mouse away, type 4,3 and Enter. Camera › Top View.
  2. Tools › Text. Click the center of the rectangle and then outside it, to the upper right. Type Living Room: <> and click OK: the text reads “Living Room: 12.00 m²”.
  3. Press M, click the right edge, move the mouse to the right, type 1 and Enter: the text now reads “Living Room: 15.00 m²”.

A 5 × 3 m rectangle with a label that shows its area and keeps up when you stretch it.

E10 · A Window in a Wall

  1. Press R, click on the ground, move the mouse away, type 4,0.2 and Enter. Press P, click the rectangle, type 2.5 and Enter: a wall 4 m long, 20 cm thick and 2.5 m high.
  2. Press R, click on the ground away from the wall, move the mouse away, type 1,1.2 and Enter. Press Space and click the new rectangle.
  3. Press G. In the dialog, Name: Window; Glue To: Vertical; check Cut Opening; Create.
  4. Window › Components, choose “Window” and Insert. Click the large face of the wall: the window stands upright, glued to the wall, and cuts an opening in it.

A 4 × 0.2 × 2.5 m wall with a 1 × 1.2 m opening in the face you glued it to (only that one) and the window glued in it: move it along the wall and the opening goes with it; erase it and the opening closes.