Little mathematics problem

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XabbaRus[/left]]You are right if i was making it for real I'd just need a sheet of metal .86 metres across and bend it until the distance across the void was .66 metres.

However in max if you bend something you end up changing its overall width.

No, No, you misunderstand me!

I would make two splines .66m across and 0.86m. I would then change the width and
bend amount of the shield object until it matched the dimensions of the splines.
The final width of the sheild would be >0.86m when un-curved.