Tapering Objects in 3D
Drawing regular 3D items is nice, but what if you want to taper an object instead? What if you have a cylinder as shown in Figure 8.14?
FIGURE 8.14 A cylinder.
However, you want to change the shape to be larger at the top, perhaps similar to what you see in Figure 8.15 instead. What can you do?
You can create the shape you see in Figure 8.15 using the Scale tool. Here’s how it works:
1. Click the Start Using SketchUp button.
2. Select the Circle tool and draw a horizontal circle.
FIGURE 8.15 A deformed cylinder.
3. Select the Push/Pull tool in the toolbar and pull the circle up into a cylinder.
4. From the Large Tool Set select the Scale tool (open the Large Tool Set from the View menu if necessary).
5. Click the circle at the top of the cylinder. The circle has sizing handles added to it.
6. Click the mouse button on a sizing handle. The sizing handle you choose determines how the top circle of the cylinder will be stretched when you move the mouse.
7. Drag the mouse to stretch the cylinder in the direction you’ve chosen. The cylinder stretches as you pull it.
8. Release the mouse button. When you do, the cylinder is fixed in place at its new size, as shown in Figure 8.15.
But what if you wanted to create a regular funnel shape instead? Take a look at the next task.
Thanks :
Steven Holzner,
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