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Forum Archive › Why does the Local X-Axis Have to Point Up? › Reply To: Why does the Local X-Axis Have to Point Up?
The simple deform is designed to work on 3D objects. So when you use a 2D object like a plane(there’s no z axis or thickness to it) the modifier has a weird effect. To compensate we place the x axis along the z axis to get the desired effect.
