Extrude

3D tab > Create group > Extrude, EXTRUDE

Turn a two-dimensional object into a three-dimensional object.

Do the following:

  1. Select the objects that you want to extrude.

    The objects must form a closed shape that does not intersect itself.

  2. Confirm the selection by pressing Enter.

  3. Enter the direction of the extrusion on the command line. Direction 0, 0, 1 extrudes the object upwards along the Z axis.

  4. Enter the amount of extrusion on the command line.

The program extrudes the object along the selected direction and creates a 3D polyfacemesh object. You can view the extrusion by changing the view direction.

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