A rectangular-shaped area can be drawn in a 2-D View only, as follows:
Click the Home > View > More > Show Grid command to turn the grids on if they are not already on.
Use the Home > View > More > Set 2-D View command to set the active window to select the plane in which the area object is to be added.
Click the Advanced > Draw > Draw Rectangular Area command to display the Properties of Object form. Use the form to select the area section.
Click on a grid intersection, a previously defined joint or any point in that plane.
Click again on the opposite corner of the shape to draw an area object by defining the two opposite corners of the rectangular shape.
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