Graphics Programs Reference
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FIGURE 22.26
The model
after rotating
two surfaces
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In an earlier exercise, you saw how to create a new tapered solid by using the Extrude com-
mand. But what if you want to taper an existing solid? Here's what you can do.
The Taper Faces tool from the Solids - Edit tool group prompts you to select faces. You can
select faces, as described for the previously discussed solid-editing tools, using the Remove or
Add option (Figure 22.27). Press ↵ when you fi nish your selection, and then indicate the axis
from which the taper is to occur. In the model example in Figure 22.27, select two corners defi n-
ing a vertical axis. Finally, enter the taper angle. Figure 22.28 shows the model tapered at a 4°
angle.
FIGURE 22.27
Selecting the
surfaces to taper
and indicating
the direction of
the taper
Select these corners first.
Click on this corner
for the other point
along the axis.
Click on this
corner for the
base point.
FIGURE 22.28
The model after
tapering the sides
