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The path should not lie on the same plane as the mesh face or have areas of

high curvature. For extrusions that adhere closely to the curved path, use a

spline, not an arced polyline, as the path.

Taper angle Sets an angle of taper for an extrusion.

Positive angles taper inward from the base mesh face. Negative angles taper

outward. The default angle, 0, extrudes the face perpendicular to the plane of

the mesh.

If the adjacent faces are not set to be joined, the faces that are selected for

extrusion are tapered to the same value. However, for joined extrusions, the

taper is applied only to the portion of the extrusion that is not adjacent to

another extruded face.

Specifying a large taper angle or a long extrusion height can cause the object

or portions of the object to taper to a point before reaching the extrusion

height.

■ Angle of taper. Sets an angle between -90 and +90 degrees.

■ Specify two points. Sets the taper angle to be the distance between two

specified points.

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