DmTwist

Pro, Platinum Pro, Platinum Pro, Platinum

Modifies a 3D solid, surface or region by twisting a portion defined by two points around an axis.

Accessing the Command

command bar: dmtwist

menu bar: Model | Direct Modeling | Deform | Twist

toolbar: Deform |

ribbon: Solid or Surface | Deform |

Quad: Model |

: dmtwist

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select object to twist: (Select a solid, a surface or a region.)

Entities in set: 1

Select object to twist: (Select more objects or right click.)

Enter start point of twisting axis: (Specify a point where the twisting deformation will start.)

Enter end point of twisting axis: (Specify a point where the twisting deformation will end.)

Pick start point of twisting: (Specify a point.)

Specify twist angle or set [Continuity]: (Specify an angle dynamically or type a value or type C to set the Continuity.)

Command Options

Option

Description

Continuity

Allows to control whether the transition between the deformed and non-deformed part is sharp or smooth.

Prompts you:

Specify Continuity [G0/G1/G2] - Choose an option.

G0: No continuity (left), G1: Tangent Faces (middle) and G2: Curvature continuity (right)

Related Commands

dmDeformCurve - deforms one or more connected faces of a 3D solid/surface by replacing their edges with given curves.

dmDeformMove - deforms one or more connected faces of a 3D solid/surface by moving and rotating their edges.

dmDeformPoint - deforms a region, one or more connected faces of a 3D solid or a surface by moving a point lying on one of them in arbitrary 3D direction.

Loft - creates 3D solids passing through two or more cross sections.