Volume Tool

23 min

volume tool the volume tool generates a polygonal mesh along the curve to create a three dimensional shape point displays the curve without applying volume point disc generates a mesh along the curve with a circular cross section (disk shaped profile) disc disc properties disc resolution controls the polygon resolution of the cross section higher values create a smoother shape disc resolution subdivide type adjust the method for subdivideing the curve between points there are two types segment and length segment count this option is enabled only when the subdivide type is set to segment, allowing you to control how many segments the curve between points will be divided into segment count segment length this option is enabled only when the subdivide type is set to length, allowing you to control a fixed segment length for subdividing the curve between points segment length cap determines whether to close the ends of the mesh cap smooth surface enables or disables surface smoothing smooth surface flip reverses the profile direction flip taper adjusts the tapering effect, making the mesh gradually thinner or thicker taper rotate rotates the cross section rotate twist controls the twisting effect along the curve, forming a spiral shape twist scale adjusts the overall size of the mesh scale curve mesh adds a new umodeler x curve mesh along an existing curve mesh line , generating a new curve based mesh curve specifies the umodeler x curve mesh to be applied along the line curve mesh other properties (subdivide type, segment count, segment length, cap, smooth surface, flip, taper, rotate, twist, scale) function the same as in disc mesh uses an existing mesh and places it along the curve the selected mesh is repeated or deformed along the curve mesh properties mesh selects the mesh to be placed along the curve mesh mesh direction adjusts the axis orientation of the mesh mesh direction mesh deformation make the mesh deform flexibly along the curve mesh array count auto array count auto automatically determines the number of repetitions mesh array count auto array count manually sets the number of mesh repetitions along the curve mesh array count spacing controls the distance between each repeated mesh mesh spacing scale adjusts the overall size of the mesh mesh scale quad allows users to modify the shape of the quad quad other properties (cap, smooth surface, flip, taper, rotate, twist, scale) function the same as in disc example of use