IN(nged)

NAME

in - Allows the user to type in the arguments needed to create a shape with the name new_shape_name of the type shape_type. The command may be invoked with no arguments, and it will prompt the user for all needed information.

SYNOPSIS

in [[-f] | [-s]] [new_shape_name] [shape_type] {parameters}

DESCRIPTION

Allows the user to type in the arguments needed to create a shape with the name new_shape_name of the type shape_type. The command may be invoked with no arguments, and it will prompt the user for all needed information. The -s option will invoke the primitive edit mode on the new shape immediately after creation. The -f option does not draw the new shape, and therefore the -s option may not be used in conjunction with -f. The possible values for shape_type are:

  • arb8 — ARB (eight vertices)

  • arb7 — ARB (seven vertices).

  • arb 6 — ARB (six vertices).

  • arb 5 — ARB (five vertices).

  • arb 4 — ARB (four vertices).

  • arbn — Arbitrary polyhedron with arbitrary number of vertices (plane equations).

  • bot — Bag of Triangles.

  • dsp — Displacement Map.

  • pipe — Pipe (run of connected pipe or wire).

  • ebm — Extruded Bit Map.

  • vol — Voxels.

  • hf — Height Field deprecated, see dsp.

  • ars — Arbitrary Faceted Solid.

  • half — Half Space.

  • sph — Ellipsoid (center and radius).

  • ell — Ellipsoid (center and three semi-axes).

  • ellg — Ellipsoid (foci and chord length).

  • ell1 — Ellipsoid (center, one semi-axis, and a radius of revolution).

  • tor — Torus.

  • tgc — Truncated General Cone (most general TGC).

  • tec — TGC (top radii are scaled from base radii).

  • rec — TGC (right elliptical cylinder).

  • trc — TGC (truncated right circular cone).

  • rcc — TGC (right circular cylinder).

  • box — ARB (vertex and three vectors).

  • raw — ARB (right angle wedge).

  • rpp — ARB (axis aligned rectangular parallelepiped).

  • rpc — Right Parabolic Cylinder.

  • rhc — Right Hyperbolic Cylinder.

  • epa — Elliptical Paraboloid.

  • ehy — Elliptical Hyperboloid.

  • eto — Elliptical Torus.

  • part — Particle.

EXAMPLES

The example shows the use of the in command to create a shape of a specified type.

Example 1. Create a new shape in the form of a right angle wedge.

mged> in new1 raw 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0

Creates an ARB named new1 in the form of a right angle wedge.

AUTHOR

BRL-CAD Team

COPYRIGHT

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BUG REPORTS

Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to devs@brlcad.org