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Tapper shape transformation

hadestrina — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 21:41:52 GMT

Hi everyone. I have a rectangle shaped object .imagine a wall with parallel sides .how can i tapper all the sides uniform so the top of the wall will be thinner than the bottom without losing its shape ? When im trying the soft transform and sliding the white rectangle of gizmo left right,my whole shape is following the slide direction.not tappering to the top surface.thanks a lot

Re: Tapper shape transformation

hfcandrew — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:24:43 GMT

Select > Edit > Transform

https://help.autodesk.com/view/MSHMXR/2019/ENU/?guid=GUID-795CC791-2F63-42FC-B58A-B688C5970CE9

and then click and drag on the centre white cube to uniformly taper.

Re: Tapper shape transformation

hadestrina — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 01:38:50 GMT

Can i tapper with degrees angle? I want to rotate the sides of my shape in specific degrees, all of them simultaneously. Think about a pyramid shape

Re: Tapper shape transformation

hfcandrew — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:49:45 GMT

Yes, but only indirectly.

You can either 1) Do the math on paper for the final width and height that gives you your desired angle.

or 2) Set a separate plane object to the angle you want, then match your taper to that just by eye.