Wow! I'm really impressed with the level of responsiveness of this
newsgroup...

I'm gonna try what you suggested me...

Thanks a whole bunch :)

Best regards,

Andre.


Alex Magidow wrote:
> 
> Perhaps using a CSG would yield the results that you desire. Create a
> cube(We'll call it cube1), say, 4x4x10 and then create another one
> 3x3x11(cube2). Move cube2 so that it protrudes about equally from either
> end of cube1. Then create a CSG, and add both cubes to it. Change the type
> of CSG to difference. Make sure that cube1 is at the top of the list. Click
> evaluate, and make sure that it looks like what you want. Then render it,
> and it should work. To change the dimensions of the rod, just scale the
> CSG. To change the thickness of the walls, change the size of cube2.
> 
> Hope this helps, feel free to ask further questions.
> Alex Magidow
> 
> Andre Philippi wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > Could someone guide me through the steps necessary to make a "square
> > rod" (a cube with a square hole in it), please?
> >
> > If possible, could you also point me wich parameter(s) would be
> > responsible for setting the "size of the hole" (or the thickness of the
> > walls of the rod), please?
> >
> > I'm new to Moray, and the documentation on Translational Sweeps wasn't
> > enough (for me, at least) to grasp the technique...
> >
> > Thank you in advance,
> >
> > Andre.
> >
> > P.S.: I'm using Moray 3.1 (Build 4325) on NT4.0.
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