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tySplineMesher extrude direction - usc001 - 03-17-2025
hello,
unsure if this is a silly question/impossible:
how can i change the extrude direction of tySplineMesher in "extrude" mode?
by default, it extrudes upwards but i would like to have it extrude sideways/outwards.
i dont seem to get a clean sideways extrusion by changing the normal values in "direction" rollout.
common 3ds max ways of changing the (spline) objects orientation (edit pivot only; change xform etc) dont seem to work either.
is there an easy way to change the extrude direction?
thank you in advance!
RE: tySplineMesher extrude direction - tyFlow - 03-17-2025
I'm not sure I understand what the issue is - you can change the extrusion vector to control the direction, yes.
RE: tySplineMesher extrude direction - usc001 - 03-17-2025
sorry for the confusion.
what i meant by "extrude" sideways is similiar to adding shell modifier.
Where it creates a uniform thickness outline.
I guess, what i mean is to use the "spline vertex normals" for the direction?
Because i understand that "x=1" is not what im after...
additionally, the reason i want to do it inside of "tySplineMesher" modifier is, that i could use the "segment" spinner in the modifier to get uniform quads very easily.
i hope this makes more sense...
RE: tySplineMesher extrude direction - tyFlow - 03-21-2025
Set the extrusion mode to "tube" and set number of tube sides to 2 and you'll get the same result.