Height and Taper

Height controls how far the profile is extruded. Scale Start and Scale End let you taper the shape — the profile at each end can be a different size, creating pyramidal, conical, or flared geometry from any profile.

Setting Height

Select the extrusion and type a value into the Height field in the Value References panel. You can also drag the white diamond widget directly on the shape.

The white diamond sits at the top of the extrusion. Drag it up to increase height, down to decrease it.

Tapering with Scale Start and Scale End

Scale Start controls the size of the profile at the bottom end. Scale End controls the size at the top end. Both default to 1.0 — no scaling, uniform cross-section along the full height.

Change either value to taper the shape:

• Set Scale End below 1.0 to make the top smaller than the bottom — a pyramid or cone.
• Set Scale End above 1.0 to make the top larger — a flared or funnel shape.
• Set Scale Start and Scale End to different values for an asymmetric taper.

Any profile works — a rectangle tapers to a smaller rectangle, a circle profile tapers to a smaller circle, a complex SVG silhouette tapers proportionally.

Parameters

Parameter	What it controls
Height	The length of the extrusion along its axis
Scale Start	Profile scale at the start (bottom) end — 1.0 is full size
Scale End	Profile scale at the end (top) — 1.0 is full size

On-Screen Widgets

Widget	What it does
White diamond	Drag to change Height
White squares	One at each end — drag to change Scale Start or Scale End

Type exact values into the Value References panel when you need precise control. Drag the widgets when exploring shapes interactively.