Taper

Narrows or widens the mesh along an axis.

Before
Before
After
After

Taper scales the mesh progressively along an axis, squeezing one end and leaving the other as it was. It is what turns a cube into a truncated pyramid and a cylinder into a truncated cone.

Properties

Taper
Axis
Amount
-0.5
Origin
0
  • Axis: Axis along which the taper grows.
  • Amount: How much the end narrows or widens. Negative squeezes, positive opens up.
  • Origin: The point of the axis that stays at the original size.