https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-modeling-forum/2020-3dsmax-whas-has-happened-to-the-sweep-tool/m-p/9654973#M5104 <P>I was finally able to get this to work in using loft but such gymnastic to get to such a simple result.&nbsp; Essentially, after assigning the loft, I had to select certain functions in the properties of the shape (constant cross section and contour/ banking) and then I had to select the actual spline of the shape profile, and find the best way to rotate this in order to get to the result I wanted.&nbsp; I could not get the sweep command to work and bank correctly around a 90 degree corner.&nbsp; The result sweep shape in general was correct but it was co-planar and I could not see where this could be corrected in a way such as with loft using the constant cross section.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>It should not be this difficult to so a sweep or loft command in max but moving on</P> Sat, 25 Jul 2020 13:43:19 GMT kevinmGFYPQ 2020-07-25T13:43:19Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-modeling-forum/2020-3dsmax-whas-has-happened-to-the-sweep-tool/m-p/9654948#M5103 <P>For as much as I defend max as a good tool for doing the modelling I do in archviz, it sure does make it hard when some of these functions are so difficult to do when compared to other software like sketchup.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Can someone please explain to me what is happening with the sweep tool?&nbsp; It should be so straight forward and I have used it without issue in past versions of max.&nbsp; I create a line path, create a spline shape to use as the sweep profile but I cant get the shape to sweep correctly.&nbsp; It is rotating and "flattening" the profile.&nbsp; I tried the loft as well and I have the same issue.&nbsp; I have no way to rotate the profile shape to correct the problem.&nbsp; If I create a simple square shape, it works fine.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>This has happened with another shape I had create to sweep a mansard roof shape in this project.&nbsp; I extracted a shape profile from another mansard roof to use as the sweep profile and the sweep result was a sorts of messed up.&nbsp; When I redrew the profile using the line tool, it swept fine.&nbsp; In this current case, the profile was again drawn using lines but regardless, the resulting sweep does not work.</P> Sat, 25 Jul 2020 13:15:25 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-modeling-forum/2020-3dsmax-whas-has-happened-to-the-sweep-tool/m-p/9654948#M5103 kevinmGFYPQ 2020-07-25T13:15:25Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-modeling-forum/2020-3dsmax-whas-has-happened-to-the-sweep-tool/m-p/9654973#M5104 <P>I was finally able to get this to work in using loft but such gymnastic to get to such a simple result.&nbsp; Essentially, after assigning the loft, I had to select certain functions in the properties of the shape (constant cross section and contour/ banking) and then I had to select the actual spline of the shape profile, and find the best way to rotate this in order to get to the result I wanted.&nbsp; I could not get the sweep command to work and bank correctly around a 90 degree corner.&nbsp; The result sweep shape in general was correct but it was co-planar and I could not see where this could be corrected in a way such as with loft using the constant cross section.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>It should not be this difficult to so a sweep or loft command in max but moving on</P> Sat, 25 Jul 2020 13:43:19 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-modeling-forum/2020-3dsmax-whas-has-happened-to-the-sweep-tool/m-p/9654973#M5104 kevinmGFYPQ 2020-07-25T13:43:19Z