Part RegularPolygon
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Menu location |
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Part → Create primitives → Regular Polygon |
Workbenches |
Part |
Default shortcut |
None |
Introduced in version |
0.14 |
See also |
Part Primitives |
Contents |
Description
Creates a RegularPolygon geometric primitive.
Usage
The RegularPolygon is available from the Create Primitives dialogue in the Part workbench.
- Switch to the
Part Workbench
- The RegularPolygon command can be accessed several ways:
- The Create Primitives dialogue via the
Primitives icon located in the Part toolbar
- Using the Part → Create primitives → Regular Polygon
- The Create Primitives dialogue via the
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 centre of the polygon to a vertex.
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