MicroStation CONNECT Edition Help

Taper Face

Used to taper one or more faces on a solid.

You can access this tool from the following:
  • Ribbon: Modeling > Solids > Features
  • Ribbon: Modeling > Home > Modify > Features
  • Toolbox: Solid Features
SettingDescription
Direction Sets the taper direction.
  • Design X — The active DGN file X axis.
  • Design Y — The active DGN file Y axis.
  • Design Z — The active DGN file Z axis.
  • View X — The Active view X axis.
  • View Y — The Active view Y axis.
  • View Z — The Active view Z axis.
  • Accudraw/ACS X — The active Auxiliary Coordinate System X axis. Disabled if no ACS present.
  • Accudraw/ACS Y — The active Auxiliary Coordinate System Y axis. Disabled if no ACS present.
  • Accudraw/ACS Z — The active Auxiliary Coordinate System Z axis. Disabled if no ACS present.
Draft Angle Sets the angle to be applied to the taper.
Variable Link
Let's you use an existing variable to set the input value, defined in the Variables dialog.
Note: If no variables exist, you will be alerted to create one first.
Add Smooth Faces If on, any tangentially continuous faces are included with the selected face. If off, only the selected portion of the tangentially continuous face is tapered.
Key-in: CONSTRUCT TAPER