How can I create a box from 8 points?

Discussion in 'AutoCAD' started by Ian Kelly, Mar 29, 2007.

  1. Ian Kelly

    Ian Kelly Guest

    Hi,

    I need to create solid boxes by entering all eight coordinates that
    define the corners of the box. I can't extrude a square, since all eight
    corners have different coordinates. I need something that works from the
    command line, since I have hundreds of these boxes to create, and want
    to use a script from a text file.

    The project is for my PhD, in which I am trying to make a 3D model of an
    ancient palace in Mesopotamia from old archaeological data.

    I hope someone has a suggestion, and I really appreciate your interest
    and help! Hope my question doesn't have an obvious answer I missed...

    Thanks again,

    Ian

    fab_1ATarchaeographiaDOTcom


    simplified example of the input data I have:
    0,0,0; 5,0,0; 5,0,5; 0,0,5; 0,5,0; 5,5,0; 5,5,5; 0,5,5

    PS. If there is no available command for this in AutoCAD, does someone
    know of another program that does have one? If programming is necessary,
    is VBA or LISP the way to go? Thanks!
     
    Ian Kelly, Mar 29, 2007
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