Drawing Rectangles
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I've been using SU for years and still have not figured out how to draw a rectangle, using the rectangle tool, with the correct orientation desired.
Let's say you want a 2x4 rectangle oriented horizontally. If I enter 4,2, I'm expecting the 4" dimension to be horizontal and the 2" vertical. Sometimes this works out, not always. Then I switch the order, 2 then 4, and often times the orientation comes out the same.
What is the trick, if any?
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A Rectangle's RGB orientation is affected by your view direction, so looking down you draw 'horizontally' and looking East you'll draw parallel to the G y-axis etc.
A rectangle can also 'lock' onto a face.
If you click the first corner and start dragging out the rectangle's rubber-banding, then you might find it easiest to make the rectangle exaggerated 'long and thin' in the direction that you want to have the larger dimension.
So then let's say the VCB reads 15,3 you know the long direction needs to comes first, so type 4,2 + <enter> to get the size/orientation you want, conversely if it says 3,15 you know to type 2,4 etc... -
TIG,
That's one of those "duh" moments. Not looking at the VCB. I've never done that.
Thank you.
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