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title: "Smooth Shift"
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description: "This page documents the Smooth Shift tool in Cinema 4D. Like Extrude it moves polygons along their normals, but the Maximum Angle decides where connecting …"
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# Smooth Shift

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page documents the **Smooth Shift tool** in **Cinema 4D**. Like Extrude it moves polygons along their normals, but the Maximum Angle decides where connecting faces are created — giving smoother transitions on curved surfaces than a plain extrude.

![Image: 036468.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/036468.jpg)\
Comparison between **Extrude** and **Smooth Shift**.

**Smooth Shift** is very similar to the **Extrude** tool. Selected surfaces will be moved in the direction of their Normals. However, the defined **Maximum Angle** value will be used to determine if a new connecting surface should be created between polygons (for those of constant size) or if the surface will simply be extruded (whereby the polygon's sizes will change).

**Smooth Shift** can be applied to surfaces only. If no surfaces are selected, then all surfaces are considered.

Drag the mouse left or right within the Viewport to apply **Smooth Shift** interactively or, for as long as the tool is active, adjust the parameters in the **Attribute Manager**.