Constructs a bridging polygon mesh (additional faces) between selected pairs of border edges on an existing polygon mesh. The resulting bridging polygon mesh is combined with the original polygon mesh and the edges are merged.
Bridge type
Controls the profile shape of the bridged region.
When Smooth path is selected, the bridging mesh that gets created transitions between the selected edges in a smooth fashion based on an internal or implied curve. The implied curve, which extends off either side of the selected edges, is created to determine the shape of the bridging mesh. The angle that the curve extends off either set of selected edges is perpendicular to the average of the surface normals on the selected edges for each side. When Smooth path is selected you can modify the shape of the bridging mesh using the Twist and Taper options.
When the Smooth path + curve setting is selected, the bridging mesh that gets created transitions between the selected edges in a smooth fashion. In addition, an explicit curve, that extends off either side of the selected edges, gets created to determine the shape of the bridging mesh. To modify the shape of the bridging mesh, you can either modify the Twist and Taper attributes or manually edit the explicit curve to change the shape.
Controls the shape of the bridged region along its width. The default setting is 1 (no taper). To control the taper exactly you’ll need to open the Polygon Bridge Attributes section in the Attribute Editor and then the Taper Curve section and use the graph control to set scaling along the length of the curve. For more information see the Taper/Taper Curve documentation under Edit Mesh > Extrude. The Taper option is not available when the Bridge type is set to Linear path.
Specifies whether or not the inserted edges on the bridge, as well as the bridge borders, are automatically softened or hardened when the operation is complete. When the Smoothing angle is set to 180 (default) the inserted edges will appear soft. When the Smoothing angle is set to a value less than 180, the inserted edges appear hard.
