Creating Objects from the Keyboard

Creating Objects from the Keyboard

Create Panel > Geometry > Standard Primitives > Click any of the primitive Object Type buttons (for example Box)

For creating objects from the keyboard, use Keyboard Entry rollout in Create Panel. This rollout is closed by default. Click the Keyboard Entry rollout to open it.

1. Give desired values of different parameters of an Object, by highlighting present value using mouse and give New Value from the Keyboard.
2. Here X, Y, Z are the coordinates of center point of object, to be created.
3. Click on Create button, the object appears in the active viewport.
4. Once created, a new object is unaffected by the numeric fields in the Keyboard Entry rollout. Now we can adjust parameter values on the Parameters rollout, either immediately after creation or on the Modify panel.

Each standard primitive has the following parameters on its Keyboard Entry rollout.

Primitive
Parameters
XYZ point
Box
Length, Width, Height
Center of base
Cone
Radius 1, Radius 2, Height
Center of base
Sphere
Radius
Center
GeoSphere
Radius
Center
Cylinder
Radius, Height
Center of base
Tube
Radius 1, Radius 2, Height
Center of base
Torus
Radius 1, Radius 2
Center
Pyramid
Width, Depth, Height
Center of base
Teapot
Radius
Center of base
Plane
Length, Width
Center