Part Prism
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Menu location |
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Part → Create primitives → Prism |
Workbenches |
Part |
Default shortcut |
None |
Introduced in version |
0.14 |
See also |
Part Primitives, Part Box/Cube |
Contents |
Description
A Part Prism is a solid defined by a regular polygon cross section and a height.
Usage
- Open the
Part Workbench.
- Press the
Primitives button, or use the Part → Create primitives → Prism from the top menu.
Parameters
- Polygon - the number of sides of the polygon which describes the cross section of the Part Prism
- circumradius - the circumradius is the distance from the center of the polygon to a vertex.
- Height - the height of the Part Prism
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