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Glossary of EM.Cube's CAD Tools

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/* Consolidate Tool */
PYTHON COMMAND: consolidate(object)
 
==Convert To Box==
 
ICON: None
 
MENU: '''Tools → Transform → Convert → Box'''
 
KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: None
 
FUNCTION: Replaces any selected object with its bounding box
 
TO CONVERT AN OBJECT SELECTION TO BOX:
 
# Select the object(s) to be converted.
# Select '''Transform → Convert → Box''' from '''Tools''' menu.
 
 
PYTHON COMMAND: convert_box(object)
 
==Convert To Line==
 
ICON: None
 
MENU: '''Tools → Transform → Convert → Line'''
 
KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: None
 
FUNCTION: Replaces any selected object with a line object connecting the minimum and maximum vertices of its bounding box
 
TO CONVERT AN OBJECT SELECTION TO LINE:
 
# Select the object(s) to be converted.
# Select '''Transform → Convert → Line''' from '''Tools''' menu.
 
 
PYTHON COMMAND: convert_line(object)
 
==Convert To Point==
 
ICON: None
 
MENU: '''Tools → Transform → Convert → Point'''
 
KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: None
 
FUNCTION: Replaces any selected object with a point object located at the center of its bounding box
 
TO CONVERT AN OBJECT SELECTION TO POINT:
 
# Select the object(s) to be converted.
# Select '''Transform → Convert → Point''' from '''Tools''' menu.
 
 
PYTHON COMMAND: convert_point(object)
 
==Convert To Rectangle Strip==
 
ICON: None
 
MENU: '''Tools → Transform → Convert → Rectangle Strip'''
 
KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: None
 
FUNCTION: Replaces any selected planar object with its bounding rectangle
 
TO CONVERT AN OBJECT SELECTION TO RECTANGLE STRIP:
 
# Select the object(s) to be converted.
# Select '''Transform → Convert → Rectangle Strip''' from '''Tools''' menu.
 
 
PYTHON COMMAND: convert_rect(object)
==Distance Tool==
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