Create Boxes

Use the Solids: Box tool to create tunnels for external flow or body-fitted boxes around selected surfaces.

1. From the Geometry ribbon, click the Solids > Box tool.

   
   
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2. Select surfaces around which to create a bounding box.
3. Click Box on the guide bar to edit the dimensions.
4. Modify the size and location of the box in the following ways:
   • Resize the box by editing the length, width, and height in the microdialogs and pressing Enter.
   • Click on a face of the box and drag the slider to adjust its dimension.
   • Click to translate and rotate the box using the Move tool.
   • Click to align the box centroid to the selected surfaces' centroid.
   • Toggle to align the box to the global axis or to fit to selection.
   • Toggle to show or hide dimensions.
   • Toggle to enable edge manipulation in order to create arbitrarily shaped boxes.
5. On the guide bar, click one of the following:
   • - Reset shape
   • - Save changes and stay in the tool
   • - Save changes and close the tool