Creating 3D Polygons

Extruded Rectangles

The Extruded Rectangle tool creates rectangles that have a height in any 3D layer and projection. Because they have a location in 3D space, extruded rectangles can be manipulated like other 3D objects. They can be rotated, placed in perspective, and translated in 3D space. Because VectorWorks considers these rectangles to be mesh objects (not true extruded objects), their individual vertices can be edited later.

 

To create an extruded rectangle:

1.	Click the Extruded Rectangle tool from the 3D Modeling tool set.

2.	Click to set one of the rectangle’s corner points. The height of the extruded rectangle is set in one of two ways.

 

View	Action
2D view or 3D elevation view	Enter the extruded rectangle’s height in the Set Extrusion Height dialog box that opens at the first mouse click. Click OK.
3D isometric view	Move the mouse vertically and then click to set the height. For more information on the different views, see Using Standard Views.

3.	Click to set the end point of the extruded rectangle.