Eliminate Steps with Distance from Face
Save time with the new extents option Distance from Face. Use Distance from Face in the Extrude dialog box to start an extrusion from a face or workplane with a distance. Distance from Face creates a copy of the selected face along the extruded direction. Additionally, modifying the geometry becomes easier. Because Distance from Face creates one central entry point for modifying the geometry, no additional steps to make sketches or workplanes are needed.
This workflow can be especially useful in conjunction with Skeletal Modeling, (a type of Top-down Design) techniques that facilitates centralized design criteria and creates components that reference those criteria.
- Select a sketch profile, and then select a face, work plane, or surface to start the extrusion from.
Note: The sketch profile is selected automatically if there is only one.
- Specify the direction and distance.
| The new Select to terminate feature by extending the face option terminates the extrusion on a face that extends beyond the termination plane. |
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For more information, see To Create Extruded Features.
Use the More Tab Options for Different Results
With Distance From Face and Direction 1 or Direction 2 selected on the Shape tab, use the options on the More tab to get different results.
Direction 1
| Direction 1, Alternate Solution direction 1, and Minimum Solution selected |
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| Direction 1 and Alternate Solution direction 1 |
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| Direction 1 and Alternate Solution direction 2 |
 
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| Direction 1, Alternate Solution direction 2, and Minimum solution selected |
 
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Direction 2
| Direction 2, Alternate Solution direction 1, and Minimum Solution selected |
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| Direction 2, and Alternate Solution direction 1 |
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| Direction 2, Alternate Solution direction 2, and Minimum Solution selected |
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| Direction 2 and Alternate Solution direction 2 |
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For more information, see To Create Extruded Features.