== Platonic Solids ==
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ICON: [[File:solid_gen_tool_tn.png]]
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MENU: '''Object → Solid → Solid Generator'''
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TO DRAW A PLATONIC SOLID:
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# Activate the '''Solid Generator Tool'''.
# In the solid generator dialog, select one of the five platonic solid types '''Tetrahedron''', '''Hexahedron''' '''Octahedron''', '''Dodecahedron''', or '''Icosahedron'''.
# The dialog shows the number of faces, edges, nodes and the side length of the standard platonic solid of the selected type.
# Specify the value of the '''Scale''' parameter based on the displayed '''Side Length'''.
# Before you create the solid and add its name to the navigation tree, you have an opportunity to preview it. To do so, click the {{key|Preview}} button of the dialog. A yellow ghost of the solid appears in the project workspace. You can change the scale and resize the solid. Once you are satisfied with the generated solid, click the {{key|Create}} button to finalize its creation.
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NOTES, SPECIAL CASES OR EXCEPTIONS: All the solid objects generated by the solid generator are of polymesh type.
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PYTHON COMMAND: None
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Besides [[EM.Cube]]'s standard solid objects (box, cylinder, cone, pyramid, sphere, ellipsoid, and torus), you can use '''Solid Generator''' [[File:solid_gen_tool_tn.png]] to create five types of Platonic solids:
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# Click the '''Solid Generator''' [[File:solid_gen_tool_tn.png]] button of the '''Object Toolbar''' or select '''Menu [[File:larrow_tn.png]] Object [[File:larrow_tn.png]] Solid [[File:larrow_tn.png]] Solid Generator''' to open the Solid Generator Dialog.
# Select one of the five platonic solid types '''Tetrahedron''', '''Hexahedron''' '''Octahedron''', '''Dodecahedron''', or '''Icosahedron'''.
# The dialog shows the number of faces, edges, nodes and the side length of the standard platonic solid of the selected type. Specify the '''Scale''' based on the displayed '''Side Length'''.
# Before you create the solid and add it to the Navigation Tree, you have an opportunity to preview it. To do so, click the '''Preview''' button of the dialog. A yellow ghost of the solid appears in the Project Workspace. You can change the range or modify the function at this time. Once you are satisfied with the generated solid, click the '''Create''' to finalize its creation and add it to the list of object on the Navigation Tree.
== Rectangle Strip Tool ==