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<\/a><\/p>\nThis flattens the object – the difference between the z location of all faces is zero. You can keep the curve but make it\u00a0smaller<\/em> by using a fractional number instead of zero. You can exaggerate <\/span><\/span>the difference by using a number greater than 1. A negative number inverts the curve – the high part becomes low, and the low part becomes high.<\/p>\n Once the faces were on a single plane, we used G Z {number} to move the selected faces. The number is an offset from the plane where the faces are currently – so if you are\u00a0at<\/em> 4 and want the object to be 5mm thick, you use G Z 1. Using G Z 5 (which makes sense to move them to z of 5) actually makes the object 9mm thick!<\/p>\n The perpendicular faces are magically extruded so the faces you moved are not floating out there in space. The two arms that have already been increased, you can see that the perpendicular faces have been extended to meet the new face height. Obviously, if you want all three arms to be the same height you should select\u00a0all<\/em> of the top faces and adjust them simultaneously.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n One other thing we learned in this adventure is how to select a bunch of faces\u00a0between<\/em> the faces you’ve already got selected and where you want to be. Shift will let you individually click faces, but I don’t want to click\u00a0all<\/em> of those little triangles along the curved side.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n