Hey H, unfortunately it seems like tweaking the cage in maya doesn't do much (it can even cause big problems when you simply display it to check its thickness - it's all broken), however, the different results that Kodde posted can be achieved in 3DSMax by positionning the cage verts where you want them (along the length…
Bevel the edge, or in some cases if you increase the number of sides it will fix the problem. Increasing the amount of sides can be ideal, because a 24 sided cylinder is the same data as a 12 side cylinder with 2 beveled edges. The reason increasing the sides works, is that there is less difference between the surface of…