WRectangle Spline

Create panel > Shapes > Extended Splines > Object Type rollout > WRectangle

Create menu > Shapes > WRectangle

Use WRectangle to create closed shapes from two concentric rectangles. Each rectangle is made of four vertices. The WRectangle is similar to the Donut tool except it uses rectangles instead of circles.

WRectangle stands for “walled rectangle”.

Example of WRectangle

Procedure

To create a wrectangle:

Go to the Create panel and choose Shapes.
Open the Shapes List and choose Extended Splines.
Click WRectangle.
Drag and release the mouse button to define the outer rectangle.
Move the mouse and then click to define the inner rectangle.

Interface

Rendering and Interpolation rollouts

All spline-based shapes share these parameters. For explanations, see Splines and Extended Splines.

Creation Method rollout

The WRectangle shape uses the standard creation methods of Center or Edge. Most spline-based shapes share the same Creation Method parameters. For explanations, see Splines and Extended Splines.

Parameters rollout

Length—Controls the height of the wrectangle section.

Width—Controls the width of the wrectangle section.

Thickness—Controls the thickness of the walls of the wrectangle.

Sync Corner Fillets—When turned on, Corner Radius 1 controls the radius of both the interior and exterior corners of the wrectangle. It also maintains the thickness of the section. Default=on.

Corner Radius 1—Controls the radius of all four interior and exterior corners of the section.

If Sync Corner Fillets is turned off, Corner Radius 1 controls the radius of the four exterior corners of the wrectangle.

Corner Radius 2—Controls the radius of the four interior corners of the wrectangle.

Corner Radius 2 is only available when Sync Corner Fillets is turned off.

Note: Take care when adjusting these settings. There are no constraining relationships between them. Therefore, it's possible to set an inside radius (Corner Radius 2) that is greater than the length and width of the sides.