CoCreate OneSpace Designer - Commands Reference Manual

TAPER terminate action

TAPER tapers faces, bosses, or pockets relative to a draft plane.

Syntax


-->(TAPER)----+----------------------<------------------------+---->
              |                                               |
              +---(:FACES)---------------|faces|----->--------+
              |                                               |
              +---(:BOSS_POCKET)---------|faces|----->--------+
              |                                               |
              +----(:KEEP_BLEND)----------|faces|---->--------+
              |                                               |
              +----(:BLEND_AUTO)--->---+---(:YES)-->--+--->---+
              |                        |              |       |
              |                        +----(:NO)-->--+       |
              |                                               |
              +----(:KEEP_TANGENT)--->-+---(:YES)-->--+--->---+
              |                        |              |       |
              |                        +----(:NO)-->--+       |
              |                                               |
              |                    +------<-----+             |
              |                    |            |             |
              +----(:FIX_EDGES)----+---|edge|---+----->-------+
              |                                               |
              |                      +------<-----+           |
              |                      |            |           |
              +----(:UNFIX_EDGES)----+---|edge|---+---->------+
              |                                               |
              |                      +------<-----+           |
              |                      |            |           |
              +----(:UNFIX_FACES)----+---|face|---+---->------+
              |                                               |
              +----|label|->--|face|------|length|--->--------+
              |                                               |
              +---(:DRAFT_PLANE)---+---|MEASURE_AXIS_3D_SA|---+
              |                                               |
              +---(:DRAFT_ANGLE)---+--|draft-angle|---->------+
              |                                               |
              +----(:CHECK)----------------->-----------------+
              |                                               |
              +----(:NOCHECK)--------------->-----------------+
              |                                               |
              +----(:PREVIEW)----------------->---------------+
              |                                               |
              +----(:DO_IT)----------------->-----------------+

Options

The following options are available to taper an object:

:FACES - specifies the faces you want to taper.
:BOSS_POCKET - specifies the bosses or pockets you want to taper.
:DRAFT_PLANE - specifies the draft plane via the MEASURE_AXIS_3D subaction.
:DRAFT_ANGLE - specifies the draft angle.
:BLEND_AUTO - finds all neighbour blends/chamfers automatically. These blends/chamfers will be suppressed before the taper, and resumed after the taper operations is performed. This switches off :keep_blend.
:KEEP_BLEND - the user selects the blends/chamfers to be recreated. This switches off :blend_auto.
:KEEP_TANGENT - enables/disables the automatic recognition of tangent neighbour faces. With :keep_tangent :yes the system tries to keep the tangential transition to the neighbour faces in the taper operation.
:FIX_EDGES - holds the selected edges on tangential neighbour faces fix in space. This option can only be used when :keep_tangent is on.
:UNFIX_EDGES - releases formerly fixed edges. This option can only be used when :keep_tangent is on.
:UNFIX_FACES - converts a secondary tangent face (which is kept fixed in space) to a primary tangent face (which is transformable). This option can only be used when :keep_tangent is on.
:CHECK - activates the automatic body checking operation.
:NOCHECK - disables the automatic body checking operation.
:PREVIEW - does a preview of the operation and colors all changed faces.
:DO_IT - accepts the elements defined and the taper angle, and performs the operation.

When to use

Use this action to taper (or draft) faces, bosses, or pockets relative to the draft plane. Angle labels can be used to define the draft angle.

Example