How to maintain rotation when extruding along spline (3DS Max)?

NeonGold

Hey guys, 

Quick beginner question: Does anyone know how to keep the green bit oriented the way it is on the left side of the image instead of twisting like it does on the right side? Hard to explain what I mean, but the image below should help illustrate it. 

Thanks!

EliasWick

Hey mate, I can't really help you since I am unsure of the best method. On the Other hand I did some testing and came up with an alternative solution to your problem. Image below for the result:

I used the loft Compound to get the shape and then used twist to twist it into a straight angle. There must be a better solution though... See this video for help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOM81rblevY

EliasWick

Hey again, I found another solution without using the Twist function within the Loft Compound.
Try to turn off Banking and it should maintain a better shape to what you are looking for.

Also, thanks for making a post about this issue. I had fun figuring out a solution.

NeonGold

Awesome, thanks Elias! Never even heard of lofting, and this is just want I've been looking for as a solution to a lot of similar problems!

musashidan

Other ways to do it are: path deform and enabling the spline as geo. Both have rotation settings built in. Extrude along path is the most limited method for your purpose.