How does one taper a triangle?

[numbers]

I want it to get smaller as it goes down if possible.

---

[remus]

Ok, that shouldnt be too tricky.

Just select the bottom face (or the top, doesnt really matter) and go to the scale tool (tools->scale.) If you hold down ctrl while grabbing one of the corner handles it will scale the face about the centre point.

[numbers]

+10 Thank you very much

[remus]

OK, it i a bit trickier than that, because you cant really scale around the centre point.

It is possible to make the first method work, but its a bit tricky.

An easier way of doing it would be to get your starting triangular face (before you push/pulled it) offset it and then move the inner triangle up. You will have to then fill in the bottom face, but you'll have your shape.

[Hazza]

@remus said:

OK, it i a bit trickier than that, because you cant really scale around the centre point.

It is possible to make the first method work, but its a bit tricky.

No you were right the first time, you just hold the control key and it scales around the centre point.

[remus]

Not when i tried it.

SU takes the centrepoint as the centre of the scaling handles, not the centre of the geometry your scaling, and on an equilateral triangle they are different.

Give it a go.

[Hazza]

Huh, you are right, and I discovered that SU is even dumber than that!!

Draw a triangle using the polygon tool. Draw a line from one point to the mid point of the opposite side. Now try and find the "mid point" of the other 2 sides... they are about 2/3 the way along.

I figured out an easy way:

1. Draw the bottom triangle,
2. Use the "Offset" tool to draw the top triangle,
3. Delete the face that is between the smaller and larger triangles,
4. Move the larger triangle in the blue direction,
5. Join the faces.

[Hazza]

Actually, forget step 3 and you only need to do the top triangle in step 5.

[Gaieus]

No, Remus' solution is easier:

1. draw a triangle
2. offset it
3. simply move the inner triangle up (or down)
   The side faces will be created automatically (by the autofold feature).

[Hazza]

@gaieus said:

No, Remus' solution is easier:

1. draw a triangle

1. offset it
2. simply move the inner triangle up (or down)
   The side faces will be created automatically (by the autofold feature).

Ahh ha ha ha... I missed his offset reply because I went to try the the scaling solution.