DMEXTRUDE command
Creates 3D solids or surfaces by extruding entities.
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Description
Creates 3D solids or surfaces by extruding opened or closed 2D entities, faces of 3D solids, regions or closed boundaries.
Note: The SELECTIONPREVIEW system variable must be set to 2 or
3 to highlight faces.
Method
There are two methods to extrude entities:
- Create 3D solids.
- Create surfaces.
Options within the command
- MOde
- Allows to create either solids or surfaces.
- SOlid
- Creates 3D solids.
- SUrface
- Creates surfaces.
- Specify height of extrusion
- Allows to set a height of extrusion. The extrusion height is measured perpendicularly to the source entity.
- Auto
- The result depends on the extrusion direction and the value of DMEXTRUDEMODE system variable.
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- Create
- A new volume or surface is created, regardless of the extrusion direction.
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- Subtract
- The 3D solid is subtracted from each interfering existing solid.
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- Unite
- The new 3D solid is unified with each interfering existing solid.
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- Slice
- Cuts through solids with the extruded surface.
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- Both sides
- Extrudes symmetrically in both sides.
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- Taper angle
- Specifies the taper angle for the extrusion. The angle is measured from the extrusion direction. A negative value tapers outwards.
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- set Direction
- Allows to specify the extrusion direction.
- 2Points
- Define the extrusion direction by specifying two points.
- Xaxis
- Sets the extrusion direction parallel to the X axis of the current UCS.
- Yaxis
- Sets the extrusion direction parallel to the Y axis of the current UCS.
- Zaxis
- Sets the extrusion direction parallel to the Z axis of the current UCS.
- set Limit
- Allows to limit the extrusion by the face of a solid.
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