Slant Tool

description Interactively slants selected points around an axis.
creator: Shead Data Processing
version: 1.00
interface:

slant_ui1.gif (2726 bytes)

Mirror: When checked, the slant offset is mirrored around the center point.

Slant Offset X, Y, Z: Controls the distance that the selected points are slanted (as a percentage) along each axis. Use the ControlChannels to control how the slant offset is distributed along each axis.

OK: Closes the tool, with alterations intact..

Cancel: Closes the tool, canceling any alterations.

Set: Makes any alterations permanent, and leaves the tool open, ready for further use.

The Slant tool also includes a standard Origin Tab, allowing you to set the Origin point around which points are slanted.

restrictions: None.
use:

To open the Slant tool, double-click on "Slant" in the Toolbox.

Enter values in the Offset X, Y, Z controls to slant any selected points along the respective axes. Consider the following object:

slant_sample1.gif (4707 bytes)

Here is the object after setting an Offset X value of 6.0:

slant_sample2.gif (4739 bytes)

Note that the object has been slanted around its’ Origin, along the X axis. If you set the Origin to "Y Min", you get the following results:.

slant_sample3.gif (4741 bytes)

To the right of Offset X, Y, and Z are three ControlChannels, which allow you to alter how the points are slanted, based on their distance from the Slant Origin. Note the following change to the Offset X ControlChannel, and how it affects the end results:

slant_ui2.gif (2778 bytes)slant_sample5.gif (4658 bytes)

To interactively slant selected points, LMB Drag in any Camera View while Slant is the Current Tool. As you drag the mouse, any selected points will be slanted along the two axes that aren’t Active. To slant selected points along the Active Axis, hold down either control-key while you LMB Drag.

tips:

For an animated Slant effect, use a Slanter object in your document.

 

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