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Pyramid (node)

Construct a pyramid primitive

Written by Holly Conrad Smith

Use this to model pyramidal forms — for example, a stepped-form building massing, a roof form, or a landscape mound.

Category: Construct Primitive

Kind: Operation

Description: construct a pyramid primitive

Inputs

Name

Abbreviation

Type

Access

Description

position (optional)

P

Cartesian

Item

the position of the pyramid

width (default 1)

W

Number

Item

the base width of the pyramid

height (default 1)

H

Number

Item

the height of the pyramid

depth (default 1)

D

Number

Item

the base depth of the pyramid

anchor (default "center")

A

String

Item

center or bottom

xyz rotation (default 0,0,0)

R

Vector

Item

local xyz rotation in degrees

Outputs

Name

Abbreviation

Type

Access

Description

feature

F

Cartesian

Item

the pyramid primitive

How to

  1. Add the Pyramid node.

  2. Optionally set "position", or leave it unset to place it at the project origin.

  3. Set width, height, and depth.

  4. Set "anchor" to center or bottom.

  5. Optionally set "xyz rotation".

  6. The output is a 3D pyramid feature.

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