Generate a 3D element by extruding a 2D element of a boundary surface of a 3D element.

Select the 2D element or 3D element face to be extruded and set the extrude direction, length and number of divisions. The element can be created by extruding in 1 direction or 2 directions. The original element used in extrude can be deleted/moved/copied. For move, the used element is moved to the end of the extruded element.

              <2D element->3D element extrude>                        <Element face->3D element extrude>

Extrude Direction

Select the element extrude direction with reference to the GCS or input the start and end points of the direction vector using the 2 points vector function. It is useful when extruding in an arbitrary direction.

Extrude Information

Set the total length and division of 3D element which will be created. The division spacing can be set as either uniform or nonuniform. Entering a negative value for length (offset, spacing) extrudes in the opposite direction to the axis or vector direction.

[Nonuniform]

Specify the offset length and number simultaneously. The length can be listed using a comma (,) or as number@length for continuously repeating extrude operations.

For example, entering 10@3 creates 10 elements with a length of 3 each and entering 2,3,4 creates 3 elements, each with a length of 2,3 and 4.

[Uniform]

Set the offset length or number, or input the total length and division spacing.