Extrude Geometry
Extrude surfaces, nodes, or lines along their normal direction, a vector, or another line.
A extrude preview for FE geometry solids is not supported at this time.
Auto-Trim
Use the auto-trim option in the microdialog when extruding nodes and lines.
While extruding lines or nodes, if a continuous surface or mesh is intersected and this option is ON, the newly created surfaces are trimmed at the intersection. The auto-trim option works for both geometry intersecting geometry and mesh. It also works for FE topology intersecting FE topology.
![](../../../images/surface_drag_intersect_with_surfaces.png)
![](../../../images/surface_drag_intersect_with_mesh.png)
![](../../../images/surface_drag_auto_trim_1.png)
Figure 4.
![](../../../images/surface_drag_auto_trim_2.png)
Figure 5.
![](../../../images/icons/icon_hamburger_menu.png)
![]() Figure 6. Input lines |
![]() Figure 7. Stitch trimmed surfaces ON |
![]() Figure 8. Stitch trimmed surfaces OFF |