Widens or narrows one side of an object by tapering it.
How to use
1. Click the Taper icon or choose the Tools > Transform > Deformation > Taper menu command.
2. The program console prompts Select an object.
3. Pick the object to which you want to apply the taper action from any view. A twisted 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 Scale factor along X.
5. Type the value of the scale factor along X in the console (default is 2).
6. The program console prompts Scale factor along Y.
7. Type the value of the scale factor along Y in the console (default is 2).
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 taper.
Views / Modeling Tool panel. Switch on the Replace check button and pick another curve or object in the scene.
Default taper axis
To define the temporary axis along which the object is tapered.
Modeling Tool panel. Switch the chosen radio button on. You have the following options:
X. Tapers along the X-axis.
Y. Tapers along the Y-axis.
Z. Tapers along the Z-axis.
Vertical. Tapers vertically.
Horizontal. Tapers horizontally.
Axis start point
Axis end point
To modify XYZ coordinates of the axis start and end points, hence allowing you to determine a custom vector defining position and orientation of the taper axis.
Views. Choose the Edit mode. Click the Axis Start Point or the Axis End Point and interactively define the orientation by dragging it.
Modeling Tool panel. Type the values in the XYZ data fields and confirm them by pressing Enter.
Taper along X
To define the scale factor along X
Modeling Tool panel. Move the slider or type the factor value in the field.
Taper along Y
To define the scale factor along X
Modeling Tool panel. Move the slider or type the factor value in the field.
Taper X dir.
To define the taper X direction.
Views. Choose the Edit mode. Click the Taper X dir. 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.