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Objects can be specified with convenient defaults:</P>
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cylinder() is equivalent to cylinder(pos=(0,0,0), axis=(1,0,0), radius=1)</P>
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arrow() is equivalent to arrow(pos=(0,0,0), axis=(1,0,0), radius=1)</P>
<P CLASS="Normal"> cone() is equivalent to cone(pos=(0,0,0), axis=(1,0,0), radius=1)</P>
<P CLASS="Normal">pyramid() is equivalent to pyramid(pos=(0,0,0), size=(1,1,1),
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sphere() is equivalent to sphere(pos=(0,0,0), radius=1 )</P>
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ring() is equivalent to ring(pos=(0,0,0), axis=(1,0,0), radius=1)</P>
<P CLASS="Normal"> box() is equivalent to box(pos=(0,0,0), size=(1,1,1))</P>
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curve() establishes an "empty" curve to which points can be appended</P>
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convex() establishes an "empty" object to which points can be appended</P>
<P CLASS="Normal"> frame() establishes a frame with pos=(0,0,0) and axis=(1,0,0)</P>
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