Draw Rectangular Area

A rectangular-shaped area can be drawn in a 2-D View only, as follows:

1. Click the View menu > Show Grids command to turn the grids on if they are not already on.

2. Use the View menu > Set 2-D View command to set the active window to select the plane in which the area object is to be added.

3. Click the Draw Rectangular Element button   or the Draw menu > Draw Rectangular Area command to display the Properties of Object form. Use the form to select the area section.

4. Click on a grid intersection, a previously defined joint or any point in that plane.

5. Click again on the opposite corner of the shape to draw an area object by defining the two opposite corners of the rectangular shape.

Example:  Use of this command is demonstrated in Problem C, Problem M, Problem S, and Problem Z.

See Also

Quick Draw Area

Draw Poly Area

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