Creates a surface by extruding a cross sectional profile along a specified direction.
How to use
1. Click the Extrude icon or choose the Tools > Surfaces > Extrude command.
2. The program console prompts Pick profile curve.
3. Pick the curve you want to be extruded.
4. The program console prompts to specify the Extrusion length.
5. Define the extrusion length by typing the length value in the console or by clicking and dragging the Origin or the End hotSpot in any view. Default value is 1.
Options
Curve
To change the cross sectional profile.
Views / Modeling Tool panel. Switch the Replace check button on and pick another profile curve in the scene. The extrusion surface will automatically be modified
Origin
To modify XYZ coordinates of the origin.
Views. Choose the Edit mode. Click the point and drag it. Release the mouse button when you reach the desired position.
Modeling Tool panel. Type the new values in the XYZ data fields and confirm them by pressing Enter.
Sections
To define the number of sections. This parameter does not affect the parametric extruded surface but only the NURBS surface that you can obtain by applying the NURBS Surface tool.
Modeling Tool panel. Set the value either by moving the slider or by typing it in the data field and pressing Enter.
V Order
To change the surface order along the V direction.
Modeling Tool panel. Set the value either by moving the slider or by typing it in the data field and pressing Enter.
Length
To modify the extrusion length.
Views. Choose the Edit mode. Click the End hotSpot and drag it. Release the mouse button when you reach the desired length.
Modeling Tool panel. Set the value either by moving the slider or by typing it in the data field and pressing Enter.
See also:
Loft to create a surface by sweeping two or more profile curves along a path.
Pipe to create a surface by sweeping a cross sectional profile curve along an extrusion path.
Birail to create a surface by sweeping a profile curve along two path curves or rails.