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Parameters rollout
Melt group
Amount—Specifie s the extent of the "decay," or
melting effect applied to the g izmo, thus affecting
the object. Range=0.0 to 1000.0.
Spread group
%ofMelt—Specifies how much the object and melt
w i ll spread as the Amount value increases. It’s
basically a "bulge" along a fla t plane.
Solidity g roup
Determines the relative height of the center of
the melted object. Less-solid substances like jelly
tend to settle more in the center as they melt. This
group provides several presets for different ty p es
of substances, as well as a Custom spinner for
setting your own s olidity.
Ice—The default Solidity setting.
Glass—Uses a high Solidity setting to simulate
glass.
Jelly—Causes a significant drooping effect in the
center.
Plastic—Relatively solid, but d roops slightly in the
center as it melts.
Custom—Sets any solidity between 0.2 and 30.0.
Axis to Melt group
X/Y /Z—Choosetheaxis(localtotheobject)on
which the melt will occur. Note that th is axis is
localtotheMeltgizmoandnotrelatedtothe
selected entity. By default, the Melt gizmo’s axes
are lined up with the object’s local coordinates, but
you can change this by rotating the g izmo.
Flip Ax is—Normally , the melt occurs from the
positive direction toward the negative along a
given axis. Turn on Flip Axis to reverse this
direction.
Mesh Select Modifier
Create or select and object > M o dify panel > Modifier
List > Mesh Select
Make a selection. > Modifiers menu > Selection Modifiers
> M esh Select
The Mesh S elect modifier lets you p ass a sub-objec t
selection up the stack to subsequent mod ifiers.
It provides a superset of the selection functions
available in the
Edit Mesh modifier (page 1–613) .
Youcanselectvertices,edges,faces,polygonsor
elements, and you can change the selection from
sub-object level to object level.
Note the following:
•WhenyouapplytheMeshSelectmodifier
andthengotoanysub-objectlevel,the
select-and-transform buttons in the to olbar