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Scale Elements

Shrinks or grows each face on its own, leaving gaps between them.

shrink faces, panels, gaps, tiles, explode, separate faces, grout
Category
Modifiers
Outputs
mesh
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Every face pulls in towards its own centre rather than the shape scaling as a whole. That opens a gap along every edge, which reads as panelling, tiling, or a shape coming apart.

It is the quickest way to turn a solid into something that looks assembled from plates.

Inputs

SocketTypeWiring
meshgeometry

Parameters

NameTypeDefaultAvailable whenWhat it does
Scalenumber0.9always
Double Sidedcheckboxoffalways

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See also

  • insetWhen you want a border on the face rather than a gap around it.
  • extrudeTilesTo give the separated faces thickness.

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