Taper Modifier

The Taper modifier narrows or widens objects towards one end. It produces a tapered contour by scaling both ends of an object's geometry; one end is scaled up, and the other is scaled down.

 You can control the amount and direction in one of three axes. You can also limit the taper to a section of the geometry.

Properties of Taper Modifier

Size X	Size of affected area in X direction
Size Y	Size of affected area in Y direction
Size Z	Size of affected area in Z direction
Affected Area	Mode of modification: Limited - Modifications are limited to vertices inside of affected area, but rest vertices are transformed to achieve smooth transition between parts in affected and unaffected areas. Unlimited - The entire object is tapered Within Box - Modifications are limited to vertices inside of affected area, rest vertices are not affected.
Strength	Defines the strength of deformation.
Main Axis	Defines the main axis of deformation.
Enabled	Enable or disable modifier. When disabled, it works like regular group and does not affect children objects.

See Also

• Modifiers
• Object Transformation
• Object Appearance
• Object Attributes