Box Rigid Body

Figure 1. Box part.

This rigid body part can be used in the biomechanical editor to create a musculo-skeletal model. The box is a simple 3D graphic primitive with three changeable dimensions:  height, length, and width. If all three dimensions have the same value the box will be a cube.  If the values differ then the box will have a rectangular shape.

You can change the size of the box by directly setting its properties in the property toolbar, or you can do it using the mouse. If you right click and drag the mouse on any of the sides you can drag the side of the box to increase or decrease its size. You can also move the part using the mouse. If you right click on the center selection box you can move the part in the XY plane. To switch to moving it in the XZ plane hold down the "s" key while moving the box. You can also move it in just one dimension by holding down the "x", "y", or "z" key while moving the part. Rotation can be performed using the mouse by left clicking on the center selection box and moving the mouse to rotate the object. Again, you can hold down the "x", "y", or "z" key while moving the mouse to rotate the part on just that axis.

Figure 2. The properties of the box part.

General Properties

To see a description of the properties common to all bodies follow this link

Box Properties

These properties are specific to box only.