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Commands

Rectangle

Rectangle

The Plane command draws a rectangular planar NURBS surface.

Steps

  • Pick two points for the opposite corners of a rectangle.

    Or, select one of the options to draw the rectangle in a different way.

Command-line options

(Default)
Draws the rectangle using two opposite corners.

3Point
Draws the rectangle using two adjacent corner locations and a location on the opposite side.

EdgeMidpoint
Draws the rectangle from the midpoint of the first edge, an end of the edge, and a location on the opposite side.

Vertical
Draws the rectangle perpendicular to the construction plane.

Center
Draws the rectangle from the center point and a corner.

AroundCurve
Draws a rectangle perpendicular to a curve.

Steps

  • Select a curve and pick the center of the rectangle on the curve.

Deformable

Sets the degree in the u and v directions and the point count in the u and v directions.

UDegree/VDegree
Sets the degree of the surface in the u and v directions.

UPointCount/VPointCount
The number of control points in the u and v directions.

To watch the video example, please refer to the Rhino documentation.