{"id":338,"date":"2011-11-28T23:06:44","date_gmt":"2011-11-28T23:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.west-racing.com\/mf\/?page_id=338"},"modified":"2012-05-22T15:55:40","modified_gmt":"2012-05-22T15:55:40","slug":"taper","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.west-racing.com\/mf\/?page_id=338","title":{"rendered":"Taper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.west-racing.com\/mf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/taper.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.west-racing.com\/mf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/taper-1024x273.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"taper\" width=\"640\" height=\"170\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1035 fancy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.west-racing.com\/mf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/taper-1024x273.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.west-racing.com\/mf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/taper-300x79.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.west-racing.com\/mf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/taper-680x181.jpg 680w, http:\/\/www.west-racing.com\/mf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/taper.jpg 1129w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe Taper modifier produces a tapered contour by scaling both ends of an object&#8217;s geometry; one end is scaled up, and the other is scaled down. You can control the amount and curve of the taper on two sets of axes. You can also limit the taper to a section of the geometry.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.west-racing.com\/mf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/megataper.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.west-racing.com\/mf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/megataper.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"megataper\" width=\"259\" height=\"207\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1039 fancy\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Taper Param description<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Amount<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The extent to which the ends are scaled.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Crv<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Applies a curvature to the sides of the Taper gizmo, thus affecting the shape of the tapered object. Positive values produce an outward curve along the tapered sides, negative values an inward curve. At 0, the sides are unchanged.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Dir<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Swivel amount around axis.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Axis<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The central axis or spine of the taper: X, Y, or Z.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>EAxis<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The axis, or pair of axes, indicating the direction of the taper from the primary axis. The available choices are determined by the choice of primary axis.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Sym<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Produces a symmetrical taper around the primary axis. A taper is always symmetrical around the effect axis.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Do Region<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Limit effect to a region.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>From<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Start of region.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>To<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>End of region.<\/p>\n<h3>Taper Class<\/h3>\n<p>[cc lang=&#8221;c#&#8221;]public class MegaTaper : MegaModifier<br \/>\n{<br \/>\n\tpublic float            amount;<br \/>\n\tpublic bool             doRegion;<br \/>\n\tpublic float            to;<br \/>\n\tpublic float            from;<br \/>\n\tpublic float            dir;<br \/>\n\tpublic MegaAxis         axis;<br \/>\n\tpublic MegaEffectAxis   EAxis;<br \/>\n\tpublic float            crv;<br \/>\n\tpublic bool             sym;<br \/>\n}[\/cc]<\/p>\n<h3>Taper Tutorial<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w_01avN1Hsg&#038;hd=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autoplay=1\" class=\"fancybox-youtube\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.west-racing.com\/mf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/yttaper.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Click to Play\" width=\"680\" height=\"406\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2044 fancy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.west-racing.com\/mf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/yttaper.jpg 680w, http:\/\/www.west-racing.com\/mf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/yttaper-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Taper modifier produces a tapered contour by scaling both ends of an object&#8217;s geometry; one end is scaled up, and the other is scaled down. 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