Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
notice that moving the mouse up and down has a different
effect than moving left and right. A box requires more mouse
clicks because it has length, width, and height information; a
sphere simply has a diameter.
While you're holding the left button, move the mouse
around a bit until you get your desired box size. (Essentially
you're creating the bottom of the box first. It should look like
nothing more than a simple plane.) Release the left button and
move the cursor up and down. You'll notice that now you are
affecting the height of the box. Move the cursor up or down to
your desired height and click again to finish. That's it!
Repeat this process several times. Try to make boxes of
different lengths and widths. Again, you can play with the
AutoGrid feature and create boxes on the surface of other
boxes.
Figure 2-10
I'll let you experiment on your own with the other standard
primitives. Try creating a whole scene of random selections
from the Create panel. Some of them, like the cone, have
three different stages of creation, so just keep toying with
