# Box

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The Box command creates an [Extrusion](https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/8/help/en-us/information/rhinoobjects.htm#LightWeightExtrusions) box.

<div align="left"><img src="https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/8/help/en-us/image/topic_illustrations/box.gif" alt=""></div>

### **Steps**

1. Pick two points for the opposite corners of the base rectangle.

   Press and hold Shift to draw a square.

   Or, select one of the options to draw the rectangle in a different way.
2. Pick the height.

   Press Enter to use the width value for the height.

### Command-line options

Diagonal: Creates a box from the diagonal corners. If you pick the two corners on the CPlane, the command prompts for picking the height.

![](https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/8/help/en-us/image/topic_illustrations/box_diagonal.png)

Cube: Creates a box with six square faces from the diagonal corners.

![](https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/8/help/en-us/image/topic_illustrations/box_diagonal_cube.png)

(Default): Draws the rectangle using two opposite corners.

![](https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/8/help/en-us/image/topic_illustrations/rectangle_default.png)

3Point: Draws the rectangle using two adjacent corner locations and a location on the opposite side.

![](https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/8/help/en-us/image/topic_illustrations/rectangle_3point.png)

EdgeMidpoint: Draws the rectangle from the midpoint of the first edge, and end of the edge, an end of the edge, and a location on the opposite side.

![](https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/8/help/en-us/image/topic_illustrations/rectangle_edgemidpoint.png)

Vertical: Draws the rectangle perpendicular to the construction plane.

![](https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/8/help/en-us/image/topic_illustrations/rectangle_vertical.png)

Center: Draws the rectangle from the center point and a corner.

![](https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/8/help/en-us/image/topic_illustrations/rectangle_center.png)

For more information, please refer to the [Rhino documentation](https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/8/help/en-us/commands/box.htm?Highlight=box).