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720 Chapter 8: Modifiers
Reset Geometric Edits—
Returns to the default or
initial settings for any transforms made to vertices
or edges.
Reset Edge Creases—Returns to the default or
initial setting for edge creases.
Reset V ertex Weights—Returns to the default or
initi al setting for vertex weights.
Reset Edge Weights—Returns to the default or
initial setting for edge weights.
Reset Ever ything—Returns to the default or initial
setting for everything.
Mirror Modifier
Modify panel > Make a selection. > Modifier List >
Object-Space Modifiers > Mirror
Make a selection. > Modifiers menu > Parametric
Deformers > Mirror
The Mirror modifier provides a parametric
method of mirroring an object or a sub-object
selection. You can apply the Mirror modifier to
any type of geometry, and you can animate the
mirror effect by animating the modifier’s g izmo.
Mirroring a bench
Procedure
To apply t he M irr or modifi er:
1.
Ap ply the Mirror modifier to a selection.
2. Set the axis or ax is pair on w h ich to mir ror the
object.
3. To create a mir rored pair, specif y an Offset
amount and tur n on Copy.
Interf ace
Modifier Stack
Mirror Center—Represents the axis of the mirror
effect. You can move, rotate or scale the gizmo to
affect the mirroring. You can animate the gizmo
transforms, which you can’t do with the toolbar
Mirror (page 1–433) tool.
For more information on the stack display, see
Modifier Stack (page 3–802) .
Parameters rollout
Mirror Axis group
X, Y, Z, X Y, Y Z, ZX —Specif y the axis or axes about
which the mirroring takes place. You can usually