Part Prism

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Part

Part Prism
Menu location
Part → Create primitives → Prism
Workbenches
Part
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
0.14
See also
Part Primitives, Part Box/Cube

Description

A Part Prism is a solid defined by a regular polygon cross section and a height.

Usage

1. Open the Part Workbench.
2. 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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