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188 Chapter 5: Creating Geometry
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Drag the mouse to define the radius of the base
of the chamfered c ylinder.
3. Releasethemousebutton,andthenmovethe
mouse vertical ly to define the height of the
cylinder. Click to set the heig ht.
4. Move the mouse diagonally to define the width
of the fillet, or chamfer (toward the upper left
increases the width; toward the lower right
decreases it).
5. Click to finish the cylinder.
Inter face
Creation M ethod rollout
Edge—Draws the object from edge to edge. You
can change the center lo cation by moving the
mouse.
Center—Draws the object from the center out.
Parameters rollout
Radius—Sets the radius of the chamfered cylinder.
Height—Sets the dimension along the central axis.
Negative values create the chamfered cylinder
below the construc tion plane.
Fillet—Chamfers the top and bottom cap edges of
the chamfered cylinder. Higher numbers result in
a more refined fillet a long the cap edge.
Height S egs—Sets the number of divisions along
the corresponding axis.
Fillet Segs—Sets the number of segments in
the filleted edges of the cylinder. Adding fillet
segments curves the edges, producing a filleted
cylinder.
Sides—Sets the number of sides around the
chamfered cylinder. Higher numbers shade and
render as true circles with Smooth on. Lower
numbers create regular polygonal objects with
Smooth off.
Cap Segs—Se ts the number of concentric divisions
along the center of the chamfered cylinder’s top
and bottom
Smooth—Blends the faces of the chamfered
cylinder, creating a smooth appearance in
rendered views.
Slice On—E nables the Slice function. Default=off.
WhenyoucreateasliceandthenturnoffSliceOn,
the complete chamfered c ylinder reappears. You
can use this check b ox to sw itch between the two
topologies.
Slice From, Slice To—Sets the number of degrees
around the local Z axis from a zero point at the
local X axis.
For both settings, positive va lues move the end of
the slice counterclockwise; negative values move it
clockwise. Either setting can b e made first. When
the ends meet, the whole chamfered cylinder
reappears.