BOX Command:

AutoCAD Command List

The BOX command allows you to create a three-dimensional box in AutoCAD.

To access the Box command you can:

type box at a Command: prompt

OR

click on the Box button (if the Solids toolbar is displayed).

--Prompt: Initailizing...
--Prompt: Initializing Advanced Modeling Extension
NOTE: Any time you call up a modeling command for the first time, AutoCAD will initialize the modeling subprogram.

To construct a box from Corner to Corner:

Access the Box command:

--Prompt: Basepoint/Center/<corner of box><0,0,0>: Use a coordinate or an Osnap to locate the first corner of the box on the XY plane.
--Prompt: Cube/Length/ <other corner>: Indicate the position of the opposite diagonal corner for the box's base on the XY plane.
OPTIONS:

-The Cube option requires only one coordinate value to create a cube.

-The Length option will prompt you for the X, Y, Z coordinates separately.

--Prompt: Height: Type a height value (positive or negative).

The Box should appear.

To construct a box from Center: (The Box surrounds the center.)

--Prompt: Basepoint/Center/<corner of box><0,0,0>: Type c and Enter
--Prompt: Center of box <0,0,0>: Give the location of the center of the Box with a coordinate or Osnap.
--Prompt: Cube/Length/<corner of box>: Give a location for the second corner of the box with a coordinate or Osnap (the default selection), or select an option.

Box will be centered about the original point.

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