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360 Chapter 5: Creating Geometry
Left: Shape Steps=0.
Right: S hape Steps=4.
Path Step s—Sets the number of steps between each
main division of the path. This value affects the
number of segments along the length of the loft.
Frame lofted w ith Path Steps=1
Frame lofted with Path S teps=5
Optimi ze S hapes —When on, the Shape Steps
settingisignoredforstraightsegmentsof
cross-section shapes. If multiple shapes are on the
path,onlystraightsegmentsthathaveamatchon
all shapes are optimized. Default=off.
Left: Optimize Shapes turned on
Right: Optimize Shapes turned off
Optimize Path—When on, the Path Steps setting is
ignored for straight segments of the path. Curved
sections respect the Path steps setting. Available
only with Path Steps mode. Default=off.