Bend

Bends a curve or object with respect to a user-defined axis.

How to use

1. Click the Bend icon or choose the Tools > Transform > Deformation > Bend menu command.

2. The program console prompts Select an object.

3. Pick the object you want to bend from any view. A bent copy of the object is created. The original object is hidden but not deleted. In fact, you will find it in Hierarchy Browser hidden from both rendering and views.

4. The program console prompts Bend reference point.

5. At this point you can define the Bend reference point position using one of the following methods:

a) Click the Bend reference point hotSpot in any view and interactively adjust it. Similarly, you can define the Bend axis by adjusting the Axis start point and Axis end point hotSpots.

b) Specify in the console X, Y, and Z coordinates of the bend reference point. Press Enter to confirm.

You can use the Win / Mac shortcut to skip the console prompts, thus accepting the default values.

Options

Object

To change the object you want to bend.

Views / Modeling Tool panel. Switch the Replace check button on and pick another curve or object in the scene.

Default bend axis

To define the temporary axis in relation to which the object is bent.

Modeling Tool panel. Switch the chosen radio button on. You have the following options:

X. Bends with respect to the X-axis.

Y. Bends with respect to the Y-axis.

Z. Bends with respect to the Z-axis.

Vertical. Bends vertically.

Horizontal. Bends horizontally.

Axis start point

Axis end point

To modify XYZ coordinates of the axis start and end points thus allowing you to determine a custom vector defining position and orientation of the bend axis.

Views. Choose the Edit mode. Click the Axis Start Point or the Axis End Point and interactively define its Modeling Tool panel. Type the values in the XYZ data fields and confirm them by pressing Enter.

Bend reference point

To define position of the bend reference point.

Views. Choose the Edit mode. Click the Bend reference point hotSpot and interactively define its orientation by dragging it.

Modeling Tool panel. Type the values in the XYZ data fields and confirm them by pressing Enter.