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How to convert a rectangular plane to a square plane?

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Anonymous
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How to convert a rectangular plane to a square plane?

Anonymous
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Hello,

 

I did an extrusion from a rectangle plane, how could I convert an extruded rectangle to a perfect square?


Help please.

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How to convert a rectangular plane to a square plane?

Hello,

 

I did an extrusion from a rectangle plane, how could I convert an extruded rectangle to a perfect square?


Help please.

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sean.heasley
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sean.heasley
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Hi @Anonymous and welcome to the community!

 

The easiest way to do this is to use the scale tool to move the vertices into a square.

scale.gif

 

 

 

 

You could also take each vertex and snap them to the grid to make a square and then toggle off snap and move it into place.

 

 

Please let me know if this helps or if you need any more assistance!

 

 

If one or more of these posts helped answer your question, please click Accept as Solution on the posts that helped you so others in the community can find them easily.

 

 

 

Kudos are greatly appreciated. Everyone likes a thumbs up!

Hi @Anonymous and welcome to the community!

 

The easiest way to do this is to use the scale tool to move the vertices into a square.

scale.gif

 

 

 

 

You could also take each vertex and snap them to the grid to make a square and then toggle off snap and move it into place.

 

 

Please let me know if this helps or if you need any more assistance!

 

 

If one or more of these posts helped answer your question, please click Accept as Solution on the posts that helped you so others in the community can find them easily.

 

 

 

Kudos are greatly appreciated. Everyone likes a thumbs up!

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mspeer
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Hi!

 

You need a reference object or use the Grid, then use snapping.

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Hi!

 

You need a reference object or use the Grid, then use snapping.

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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Thank you very much, but is there a fast way to do it?

The scale tool doesn't create perfect squares where all sides are equal.

And the snapping by grid is time consuming option.

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Thank you very much, but is there a fast way to do it?

The scale tool doesn't create perfect squares where all sides are equal.

And the snapping by grid is time consuming option.

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mspeer
in reply to: Anonymous

mspeer
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Hi!

No, there is no faster option.

Hi!

No, there is no faster option.

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sean.heasley
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Hi @Anonymous

 

Like @mspeer said, the two ways I suggested are your fastest options. Offsetting during an extrude uses the base plane as a reference for what to offset by so the only way it would be a perfect square by default is if you're offsetting an already perfect cube.

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Hi @Anonymous

 

Like @mspeer said, the two ways I suggested are your fastest options. Offsetting during an extrude uses the base plane as a reference for what to offset by so the only way it would be a perfect square by default is if you're offsetting an already perfect cube.

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