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If I have multiple edges selected, how can I set them all parallel to the x-axis?

Example:

I want to make all of the inner edges in this "tapered screw" parallel to the x-axis so single inner edges don't have different y- and z-values for it's two vertices.

Setup for my situation:

1. Create one edge in x-y plane, parallel to x-axis (created plane and deleted two vertices)
2. Add Screw modifier around x-axis
3. Add Simple Deform modifier, set to Taper
4. Apply modifiers
5. Desired outcome: Screw taper has all edges parallel to x-axis (instead of vertices having varying y-value on single edge)
6. Proposed solution: Hide screw outer edges and select only inner edges. Make all inner edges parallel to x-axis. How can I achieve this?

I'm hoping to avoid the brute force solution of aligning each vertex to its edge pair vertex by setting origin to one vertex and scaling y to 0 for the pair.

If I have multiple edges selected, how can I set them all parallel to the x-axis?

Example:

I want to make all of the inner edges in this "tapered screw" parallel to the x-axis so single inner edges don't have different y- and z-values for it's two vertices.

Setup for my situation:

1. Create one edge in x-y plane, parallel to x-axis (created plane and deleted two vertices)
2. Add Screw modifier around x-axis
3. Add Simple Deform modifier, set to Taper
4. Apply modifiers
5. Desired outcome: Screw taper has all edges parallel to x-axis (instead of vertices having varying y- and z-values on single edge)
6. Proposed solution: Hide screw outer edges and select only inner edges. Make all inner edges parallel to x-axis. How can I achieve this?

I'm hoping to avoid the brute force solution of aligning each vertex to its edge pair vertex by setting origin to one vertex and scaling y to 0 for the pair.

If I have multiple edges selected, how can I set them all parallel to the x-axis?

Example:

I want to make all of the inner edges in this "tapered screw" parallel to the x-axis so single inner edges don't have different y-values for it's two vertices.

Setup for my situation:

1. Create one edge in x-y plane, parallel to x-axis (created plane and deleted two vertices)
2. Add Screw modifier around x-axis
3. Add Simple Deform modifier, set to Taper
4. Apply modifiers
5. Desired outcome: Screw taper has all edges parallel to x-axis (instead of vertices having varying y-value on single edge)
6. Proposed solution: Hide screw outer edges and select only inner edges. Make all inner edges parallel to x-axis. How can I achieve this?

I'm hoping to avoid the brute force solution of aligning each vertex to its edge pair vertex by setting origin to one vertex and scaling y to 0 for the pair.

If I have multiple edges selected, how can I set them all parallel to the x-axis?

Example:

I want to make all of the inner edges in this "tapered screw" parallel to the x-axis so single inner edges don't have different y- and z-values for it's two vertices.

Setup for my situation:

1. Create one edge in x-y plane, parallel to x-axis (created plane and deleted two vertices)
2. Add Screw modifier around x-axis
3. Add Simple Deform modifier, set to Taper
4. Apply modifiers
5. Desired outcome: Screw taper has all edges parallel to x-axis (instead of vertices having varying y-value on single edge)
6. Proposed solution: Hide screw outer edges and select only inner edges. Make all inner edges parallel to x-axis. How can I achieve this?

I'm hoping to avoid the brute force solution of aligning each vertex to its edge pair vertex by setting origin to one vertex and scaling y to 0 for the pair.

If I have multiple edges selected, how can I set them all parallel to the x-axis?

Example:

I want to make all of the inner edges in this "tapered screw" parallel to the x-axis so single inner edges don't have different y-values for it's two vertices.

Setup for my situation:

1. Create one edge in x-y plane, parallel to x-axis (created plane and deleted two vertices)
2. Add Screw modifier around x-axis
3. Add Simple Deform modifier, set to Taper
4. Apply modifiers
5. Desired outcome: Screw taper has all edges parallel to x-axis (instead of vertices having varying y-value on single edge)
6. Proposed solution: Hide screw outer edges and select only inner edges. Make all inner edges parallel to x-axis. How can I achieve this?

If I have multiple edges selected, how can I set them all parallel to the x-axis?

Example:

I want to make all of the inner edges in this "tapered screw" parallel to the x-axis so single inner edges don't have different y-values for it's two vertices.

Setup for my situation:

1. Create one edge in x-y plane, parallel to x-axis (created plane and deleted two vertices)
2. Add Screw modifier around x-axis
3. Add Simple Deform modifier, set to Taper
4. Apply modifiers
5. Desired outcome: Screw taper has all edges parallel to x-axis (instead of vertices having varying y-value on single edge)
6. Proposed solution: Hide screw outer edges and select only inner edges. Make all inner edges parallel to x-axis. How can I achieve this?

I'm hoping to avoid the brute force solution of aligning each vertex to its edge pair vertex by setting origin to one vertex and scaling y to 0 for the pair.