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Creating a Simple part 117
Making It Solid
The Extrude feature is one of the staples of SolidWorks modeling. Depending on the type of
modeling you do, the Extrude feature may be one of your main tools. This section describes some
of the available Extrude options.
Extruding from a Selection
The From panel establishes where the Extrude feature starts. By default, SolidWorks extrudes
from the sketch plane. These other options are available:
Surface/Face/Plane: The extrusion begins from a surface body, a face of a solid, or a reference
plane as shown in Figure 4.6. Surface features are discussed in detail in Chapter 32, “Working
with Surfaces.”
Figure 4.6
extruding from a surface
Vertex: The distance from the sketch plane to the selected vertex is treated as an off-
set distance.
Offset: You can enter an explicit offset distance, and you can change the direction of the offset.
Understanding Direction 1 and Direction 2
direction 1 is always in the direction of the plane normal. the plane normal for the face of a solid is
always away from the solid. For a reference plane, the interface will show you the normal direction
with an arrow when creating or editing.
