To Work with Pressing or Pulling 3D Solid Faces

How to extrude or offset a face using a press or pull operation.

Offset a Bounded Area on a 3D Solid Face

Use this method to adjust adjacent faces to the new position of the offset face.

  1. Click Home tab Modeling panel Presspull. Find
  2. Press Ctrl+click a bounded area on a 3D solid object and move the cursor to establish an offset direction.

    Edge highlighting indicates which areas will be offset.

  3. Enter a value or click in the drawing area to set the offset distance.

Extrude a Bounded Area on a 3D Solid Face

Use this method if you want adjacent faces to remain unaffected by the new position of the offset face.

  1. Click Home tab Modeling panel Presspull. Find
  2. Click a face on a 3D solid object and move the cursor to establish an offset direction.

    Edge highlighting indicates which faces can be offset.

  3. Enter a value or click in the drawing area to set the extrusion distance.