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Extrude Polygons Along Spline Dialog 1071
Top left: Original edge selection
Top right: S e gments=3, Pinch =Slide =0
Bottom left: S e gme nts=3, Pinch=-50, Slide=0
Bottom right: Segments=3, Pinch=-50, Slide=–200
Inter face
Segments—The number of new edges between
each adjacent pair of selected edges. Default=1.
Pinch—Therelativespacingbetweenthenew,
connect ing edges. Negative va lues move the edges
closer together; positive values move them farther
apar t. Default=0.
If Segments=1, the Pinch setting has no effect.
Slide—Therelativepositioningofthenewedges.
Default=0.
By default, the new edges are centered. Positive
values move them in one direct ion, while negative
values move them in the opposite direction. The
new edges cannot move beyond existing edges.
Ex t rud e Poly gons Al ong S pline
Dia log
Select an Edit Poly or editable poly object. > Modify panel
> Polygon sub-object level > Edit Polygons rollout >
Extrude Along Spline Settings button
Select an Edit Poly or ed itable poly object. > Polygon
sub-object level > Quad menu > tools 2 quadrant >
Extrude Along Spline Settings button
Use these settings for extruding polygons along
splines in Interactive Manipulation mode.
Interfa ce
Pick Spline—Click this button and then select a
spline along which to extrude in the viewport. The
spline object’s name then appears on t he button.
If you open this dialog after performing a manual
Extrude Along Spline, the name of the spline you
used appears on the button.
Align to face normal—Aligns the extrusion w ith
the face norma l, w hich, in most cases, makes it
perpendicular to the extruded polygon(s). When
turned off (the default), the extru sion is oriented
thesameasthespline.