PYTHON COMMAND: consolidate(object)
==Convert To Box==
ICON: None
MENU: '''Tools → Transform → Convert → Box'''
KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: None
FUNCTION: Replaces any selected object with its bounding box
TO CONVERT AN OBJECT SELECTION TO BOX:
# Select the object(s) to be converted.
# Select '''Transform → Convert → Box''' from '''Tools''' menu.
PYTHON COMMAND: convert_box(object)
==Convert To Line==
ICON: None
MENU: '''Tools → Transform → Convert → Line'''
KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: None
FUNCTION: Replaces any selected object with a line object connecting the minimum and maximum vertices of its bounding box
TO CONVERT AN OBJECT SELECTION TO LINE:
# Select the object(s) to be converted.
# Select '''Transform → Convert → Line''' from '''Tools''' menu.
PYTHON COMMAND: convert_line(object)
==Convert To Point==
ICON: None
MENU: '''Tools → Transform → Convert → Point'''
KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: None
FUNCTION: Replaces any selected object with a point object located at the center of its bounding box
TO CONVERT AN OBJECT SELECTION TO POINT:
# Select the object(s) to be converted.
# Select '''Transform → Convert → Point''' from '''Tools''' menu.
PYTHON COMMAND: convert_point(object)
==Convert To Rectangle Strip==
ICON: None
MENU: '''Tools → Transform → Convert → Rectangle Strip'''
KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: None
FUNCTION: Replaces any selected planar object with its bounding rectangle
TO CONVERT AN OBJECT SELECTION TO RECTANGLE STRIP:
# Select the object(s) to be converted.
# Select '''Transform → Convert → Rectangle Strip''' from '''Tools''' menu.
PYTHON COMMAND: convert_rect(object)
==Distance Tool==