Revolve shelf tool

Revolves a curve around a center axis to sweep out a surface.

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Overview ¶

This tool is useful for modeling vases and lamps.

For specific parameter help see the Revolve node help.

To...	Do this
Revolve a curve	Draw a curve in the scene view. Make sure the curve is selected and click the Revolve tool on the Model tab.
Revolve multiple curves	Draw curves in the scene view. Make sure all of the curves are selected and click the Revolve tool on the Model tab. Note Revolving multiple curves at the same time will merge the curve into a single object.

There are special handles available at the geometry level for the revolved curve object that allow you to change the rotation axis.