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802 Chapter 21: User Interface

Procedure

To use the Modify panel:

Select an object.

2. On the Command panel, click the

Modify tab to display the Modify panel.

Thenameoftheobjectappearsatthetopofthe

Modify panel, and the remainder of t he panel

displays settings for the object or the mod ifier

at the top of its stack.

3. Yo u c a n n ow d o a n y o f t h e f o l l o w i n g :

• Change t he parameters for the object. As

you change these p ar a meters, the object

updates in the viewports.

• Apply a modifier to the object.

•Changetheparametersforamodifier.As

you change these p ar a meters, the object

updates into the viewports.

• Collapsethestacktocreateaneditable

surface such as an

editable mesh (page

1–984)

To apply a modifier from the Modify panel:

Select an object.

2. On the Command panel, click the

Modify tab to display the Modify panel. On the

Modif y panel, click the Modifier List items to

open the drop-dow n list of modifiers.

3. Scroll the list to find the modifier you want. You

can u se any standard method to scroll the list:

• From the k eyboard, press the up or down

arrow key to scroll one item at a time, or

press the Page Up or Page Down to scroll

in screen-height increments, or use Home

orEndtojumptothetoporbottomofthe

list. The name of the chosen modifier is

highlighted, and the name appears at the top

of the list.

Tip: If you know the modifier name, you can

jump to its sec tion by pressing the keyboard

key corresponding to first letter of the name.

To c ycle t h roug h a l l m o d i f i e rs s t a r t in g w it h

that letter, press the key repeatedly.

• With the m ouse, slide the scroll bar on the

right side of the list, or turn the mouse wheel.

4. Apply the modifier. If using the keyboard, press

ENTER to apply the highlighted modifier. If

using the mouse, simply click the modifier

name to apply it.

Mod if ier St ack Contr ols

Make sel ection. > Modify panel

The modifier stack controls appear near the

top of the Modify panel, just below the name

and color fields. The modifier stack ("stack" for

short) contains the accumulated history of an

object, including its creation parameters and the

modifiers applied to it. At the bottom of the stack

istheoriginalobject. Abovetheobjectarethe

modifiers, in order from bottom to top. This is t he

order in which modifiers are applied to the object’s

geometry.

Object with two modifiers applied to it in the st ack