MatterControl includes all the things you need to create your ideas - out of the box!

![2018-07-02 10_46_48-start](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1158332/42188916-c7102220-7e0a-11e8-8d7b-dc1921e304c6.png)

With these simple primitives and the included tools you can create anything you can imagine.

- Cube  
  ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/aGY-iwwo77dHM61NXPzSkB2IAF9mVyiRtwQqzJ7MB2kHKFbGh-O1mqxTYGr_PBub63jvVcZNFCT_FM7MKf4_RH8b07A)
  - **Width:** Set the size in X
  - **Depth:** Set the size in Y
  - **Height:** Set the size in Z
- Pyramid  
  ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/U3AI6kAX3FMp1MEVn1HTHXzrH1-mKGN6hxQx0p_WRP0ETbj2ckSffbsFX_C1H8jct5pw0P5TFPbYGPbF2hzh1ulv4Q)
  - **Width:** Set the size in X
  - **Depth:** Set the size in Y
  - **Height:** Set the size in Z
- Half Wedge  
  ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/r6-jVvMdeFiG3mH04WTBNRvY5ibWze0WejDxdla43PCkC1aj1NR6oQBrlncOWmOn-xlgZDzUkTgvSFfSpdEA9NST-w)
  - **Width:** Set the size in X
  - **Depth:** Set the size in Y
  - **Height:** Set the size in Z
- Text  
  [![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/XLlyBUeloa3Q1FQF8-fCD0zx036yFCLsvyUKrE9zaV-p1k4Jt4m5QK3W59c8CnwPurZ_RW2xBazi9E3AmMmhkuL_OA)](text-tool.md)
  - **Name:** Type whatever text you want to show
  - **Point Size:** Set the size of the font. This is accurate when printed to the same size as a 2D printer.
  - **Height:** Set the height you want to have the text reach up to
  - **Font:** Select the font you would like to use
- Cylinder  
  ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Gy_YL8RYVbXwPDHVgkixUC17HN8qOLLOdaVzsNfGD1uFCjlWFD8nWPB56GcCh_Wj7fXQBqCWtuxidMi26dDfxycWnvw)
  - **Diameter:** Set the size across the part
  - **Height:** Set the size in Z
  - **Sides:** Set the number of faces (or sides) around the part
  - **Advanced:** Opens up advanced settings to control more features
    - **Starting Angle:** The angle to start revolving the cylinder
    - **Ending Angle:** The angle to end revolving the cylinder
    - **Diameter Top:** The size of the top of the cylinder
- Cone  
  ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4sI0U7pg8VQ8XF_3B1g45bMZVri-GfSDdLvra1T4a4nk2gxF1M9gia93YPCkCGEomnUk7OJ3dpZhLiKhfFaVdc46Kg)
  - **Diameter:** Set the size across the part
  - **Height:** Set the size in Z
  - **Sides:** Set the number of faces (or sides) around the part
- Half Cylinder  
  ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/fT-7yIMHHdCI0gsT8Lg-iKQZTkoqp83bGWn3r15AP54G3xmhMzjcY_PWbBooH9JGwS7Hl751Y-jAEhYPyY16CsCTPKo)
  - **Diameter:** Set the size across the part
  - **Height:** Set the size in Z
  - **Sides:** Set the number of faces (or sides) around the part
- Torus  
  ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1DumDge1akFN1MtEkRodtAzEbvltv0LnJJyNGs3Dg7mXTlEMf4O8eUzzqjNICYUpPH5VbWoulzVy2QFlr1BjGEbwlS4)
  - **Outer Diameter:** Set the size across the part
  - **Inner Diameter:** Set the size of the inside of the torus
  - **Sides:** Set the number of faces (or sides) around the part
  - **Advanced:** Opens up advanced settings to control more features
    - **Starting Angle:** The angle to start revolving the cylinder
    - **Ending Angle:** The angle to end revolving the cylinder
    - **Ring Sides:** The number of sides going around the ring
    - **Ring Phase Angle:** The angle to start the ring sides
- Ring  
  ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1ASbrlGEXjbdfyQoZ-114b3C49vegubB2-Z21QC0k6Xqfd3kZAM1RuGxfRcdrIYOMICXMoob3WKsUOBeA0SLWxHS)
  - **Outer Diameter:** Set the size across the part
  - **Inner Diameter:** Set the size of the inside of the torus
  - **Height:** Set the size in Z
  - **Sides:** Set the number of faces (or sides) around the part
  - **Advanced:** Opens up advanced settings to control more features
    - **Starting Angle:** The angle to start revolving the cylinder
    - **Ending Angle:** The angle to end revolving the cylinder
- Sphere  
  ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/G5szbI2VfLCyrWTrFLKfcN1LkUbtiDvvNom0u5ZL_9OsNYqM_mxMzjofLBwlXVsK08r91kMyuxoTyc_4ox8UzDOJ8-8)
  - **Diameter:** Set the size across the part
  - **Sides:** Set the number of faces (or sides) around the part
  - **Advanced:** Opens up advanced settings to control more features
    - **Starting Angle:** The angle to start revolving the cylinder
    - **Ending Angle:** The angle to end revolving the cylinder
    - **Latitude Sides:** The number of sides going top to bottom
- Half Sphere  
  ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/XIeylvk9sytZfAvOAZfbJaw0BjJocgcGF4ISZ8oo42zoDxbfe1m3jq-prZ7wFTxI-aZvfi3sQNPoP92bWvsbu7AW1eY)
  - **Diameter:** Set the size across the part
  - **Longitude Sides:** Set the number of faces (or sides) around the part
  - **Latitude Sides:** The number of sides going top to bottom
- [Image Converter](designing/design-primitives/image-converter.md)  
  [![Image Converter](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/85c3ecIUQklR2nRZtT_CM4VUUxeGErNTfPUOMxBMqjcb8pAplPBO0bIA8CAHtLymORPBo4QpvdDyW-9dMPmqVp1Abg)](image-converter.md)
  - Image Converter can help you build complete extrusions from images
  - You can also drag images directly to the bed and use the tools you find in the overflow menu to create all the features (and more) of Image Converter.
