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838 Chapter 8: Modifiers
• The scale factor calculated from the Stretch
Amount is applied to the Stretch Axis.
• The inverse scale factor is applied to the
remaining minor axes.
Effects of changing the Stretch axis
Limits group
You can apply the stretch effect to the entire object,
or limit it to a p ortion of the object, using controls
in the Limits group of the Parameters rollout. T he
limits restrict the stretch effect along the positive
and negative Stretch Axis as measured f rom the
modifier’s center.
Limit Ef fect—Limits the s tretch effect. When Limit
Effect is tu rned off, values in the Upper and Lower
Limit fields are ignored.
Upper L imit—Sets the boundary of the stretch
effect along the positive Stretch Axis. The Upper
Limit can b e 0 or any positive number.
Lower Limit—Sets the boundary of the stretch
effect along the negative Stretch Axis. The Lower
Limit can be 0 or any negative number.
Limiting the effect of Stretch
Click Sub-Object and move the modifier’s center
to change the location of the limited stretch areas.
The Upper and Lower Limit boundaries move with
the modifier center to maintain their specified
distances.
Effects of moving the Stretch center
Note: You can also limit the stretch effect by using
an E dit or Select modifier, defini ng a sub-object
selection, and then applying Stretch. If the
modifier’s Sub-Object button is active, only the
selected sub-objects will b e stretched.