NAME

in - Allows the user to type in the arguments needed to create a shape with the name new_shape_name of the type shape_type. The command may be invoked with no arguments, and it will prompt the user for all needed information.

SYNOPSIS

in [[-f] | [-s]] [new_shape_name] [shape_type] {parameters}

DESCRIPTION

Allows the user to type in the arguments needed to create a shape with the name new_shape_name of the type shape_type. The command may be invoked with no arguments, and it will prompt the user for all needed information. The -s option will invoke the primitive edit mode on the new shape immediately after creation. The -f option does not draw the new shape, and therefore the -s option may not be used in conjunction with -f. The possible values for shape_type are:

•arb8 -- ARB (eight vertices)

•arb7 -- ARB (seven vertices).

•arb 6 -- ARB (six vertices).

•arb 5 -- ARB (five vertices).

•arb 4 -- ARB (four vertices).

•arbn -- Arbitrary polyhedron with arbitrary number of vertices (plane equations).

•bot -- Bag of Triangles.

•dsp -- Displacement Map.

•pipe -- Pipe (run of connected pipe or wire).

•ebm -- Extruded Bit Map.

•vol -- Voxels.

•hf -- Height Field deprecated, see dsp.

•ars -- Arbitrary Faceted Solid.

•half -- Half Space.

•sph -- Ellipsoid (center and radius).

•ell -- Ellipsoid (center and three semi-axes).

•ellg -- Ellipsoid (foci and chord length).

•ell1 -- Ellipsoid (center, one semi-axis, and a radius of revolution).

•tor -- Torus.

•tgc -- Truncated General Cone (most general TGC).

•tec -- TGC (top radii are scaled from base radii).

•rec -- TGC (right elliptical cylinder).

•trc -- TGC (truncated right circular cone).

•rcc -- TGC (right circular cylinder).

•box -- ARB (vertex and three vectors).

•raw -- ARB (right angle wedge).

•rpp -- ARB (axis aligned rectangular parallelepiped).

•rpc -- Right Parabolic Cylinder.

•rhc -- Right Hyperbolic Cylinder.

•epa -- Elliptical Paraboloid.

•ehy -- Elliptical Hyperboloid.

•eto -- Elliptical Torus.

•part -- Particle.

EXAMPLES

The example shows the use of the in command to create a shape of a specified type.

Example 1. Create a new shape in the form of a right angle wedge.

mged> in new1 raw 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0

Creates an ARB named new1 in the form of a right angle wedge.

AUTHOR

BRL-CAD Team

BUG REPORTS

Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to devs@brlcad.org