"terminallyconfused" <nomail@nomail> wrote in message 
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> Does the polygon primitive only draw 2D polygons or am I doing something 
> wrong
> when I try to use it to draw a pentagon in 3D?

Yes it only draws 2D polygons (it is planar). The prism object is the 
equivalent 3D object which enables you to extrude a polygonal shape by a 
specified amount. In this case I suspect you'll be wanting to specify a 
linear_spline and linear_sweep for the prism object.

Regards,
Chris B.

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