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Size
Denes the size of the Spline Rail object. The object being deformed must be fully inside the Spline
Rail object if you want the polygons to t the splines completely.
Scale Before Start, Scale After End
When Mode is set to Unlimited, the deformation also affects polygons that are outside the cyan box.
Use these two parameters to control the scale of the deformation outside the box.
Example
Suppose that you want to squeeze a cube through a funnel that is represented by two splines. To do
this, proceed as follows:
 Choose Objects > Primitive > Cube to create a cube.
 In the Attribute manager, change segments X, Y and Z to 10. Changing the
segments will enable us to create a smoother deformation.
 In the viewport, change to the XY view (by default, select View > View 4).
This gives us an orthographic view of the XY plane.
We have done this to simulate a circumstance where the spline deformer needs
a reference different from its own coordinates.
 Choose Objects > Create Spline > Freehand to create a freehand spline.