topic Re: No width or length in properties, geometry in AutoCAD Forum

No width or length in properties, geometry

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:38:16 GMT

Hi
I can't see the width or length when I check propreties for a for eg. 3d cube in Properties, geometry.

How can I see width and length, not only height, of 3d cubes?

Re: No width or length in properties, geometry

john.vellek — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:52:20 GMT

HI @Anonymous,

Your solid in the video was created by using an extrusion. Try using BOX to create the solid and then you will see all those properties. I am not sure why they don't display the same for geometry that looks the same but was created differently.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

Re: No width or length in properties, geometry

Ed__Jobe — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 22:47:10 GMT

@john.vellek wrote:

HI @Anonymous,

Your solid in the video was created by using an extrusion. Try using BOX to create the solid and then you will see all those properties. I am not sure why they don't display the same for geometry that looks the same but was created differently.

Because a polyline in the shape of a square doesn't have WIDTH and LENGTH properties? Well a line and polyline have a length property but it doesn't mean the same thing for a polygon.

Re: No width or length in properties, geometry

Kent1Cooper — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 05:55:15 GMT

The LIST command will at least tell you the bounds of it in all three directions, if that will serve:

                  3DSOLID   Layer: "0"
                            Space: Model space
                   Handle = 1d0
         History = None
    Show History = No
      Solid type = Extrusion
Extrusion height: 3.2500
      Taper angle: 0
   Bounding Box: Lower Bound X = 11.4434 , Y = 10.4203 , Z = 0.0000
Upper Bound X = 17.2093 , Y = 14.7613 , Z = 3.2500

Re: No width or length in properties, geometry

Alfred.NESWADBA — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 14:02:45 GMT

Hi,

>> The LIST command will at least tell you the bounds of it in all three directions, if that will serve:

Just want to add ... as long as the object is not rotated.

You get the orthogonal extents, which are then showing larger values in case the object is not parallel to X/X/Z

In case the object is rotated you might first use command _UCS to define a ucs you want to have as base for _LIST command return values.

- alfred -