Shears a curve or object with respect to a user-defined axis.
How to use
1. Click the Shear icon or choose the Tools > Transform > Deformation > Shear menu command.
2. The program console prompts Select an object.
3. Pick the object you want to shear from any view. A sheared 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 Shear direction.
5. At this point you can define the Shear direction using one of the following methods:
a) Click the Shear direction hotSpot in any view and interactively adjust it. Likewise, you can define the Shear axis by adjusting the Axis start point and Axis end point hotSpots.
b) Specify in the console X, Y, and Z coordinates defining the shear direction. 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 shear.
Views / Modeling Tool panel. Switch the Replace check button on and pick another curve or object in the scene.
Default shear axis
To define the temporary axis according to which the object is sheared.
Modeling Tool panel. Switch the chosen radio button on. You have the following options:
X. Shears according to the X-axis.
Y. Shears according to the Y-axis.
Z. Shears according to the Z-axis.
Vertical. Shears vertically.
Horizontal. Shears horizontally.
Axis start point
Axis end point
To modify XYZ coordinates of the axis start and end points so allowing you to determine a custom vector that defines position and orientation of the shear axis.
Views. Choose the Edit mode. Click the Axis Start Point or the Axis End Point of the axis 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.
Shear direction
To define the shear direction.
Views. Select the Edit mode. Click the Shear direction 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.