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Extrusion Tool

Ribbon menu → Bodies tab → Solids container → Extrusion Tool

(Classic) Build → Bodies/Geometry → Extrusion Tool

Creates an Extrusion. To create an extrusion, you can specify points or select a curve that defines the extrusion’s profile:

The Extrusion tool extrudes the points or curve along the z-axis of the screen or Working grid, if it is turned on. When you specify points, you can also specify the direction along the z-axis that the Extrusion tool extrudes the profile. You can also select to extrude along a path.

You can select to create the extrusion using the Analytical Method or Non-analytical Method.

Learn about Creating an Extrusion.

For the option:	Do the following:
New Part/Add to Part/On Ground	Select either: ■New Part - Creates a new part. ■Add to Part - Adds the extrusion to another part in your model. ■On Ground - Adds the extrusion to ground. Tip: Add geometry to ground if the geometry does not move or influence the simulation of your model. For example, if you are simulating a car driving around a race track, the geometry that defines the race track can be added to ground.
Create profile by	Select how you want to define the shape of the extrusion: ■Points: Lets you select points. ■Curve: Lets you select existing curve geometry.
Closed	If creating the extrusion based on points, select to create a closed profile. If you close the profile, Adams View creates a solid shape. If you leave the profile open, Adams View creates a skin that has no mass properties.
Forward/ About Center/ Backward/ Along Path	Select the direction you want the profile to be extruded relative to the global coordinate system or working grid. You can set the direction to one of the following: ■Forward - Extrude the profile along the +z-axis. ■About Center - Extrude the profile half the depth in both the +z and -z directions. ■Backward - Extrude the profile along the -z-axis. ■Along Path - Select the path along which to extrude the wire geometry. Learn more about Extruding Construction Geometry Along a Path. See an Example of Extrusion Directions.
Length	Enter the depth of the extrusion. (Not available when you select Along Path, as explained above.)
Analytical	Select to create an extrusion using the Analytical Method. Clear to use the Non-analytical Method.

Notes:

After you draw the extrusion, hotpoints appear. If you used the non-analytical method to create the extrusion, hotpoints appear at every vertex in the profile and at the point directly opposite from where you began drawing the profile. If you used the analytical method, hotpoints appear along the curves that define the extrusion. Use the vertex hotpoints to modify the profile of the extrusion and the opposite hotpoint to control the depth of the extrusion. See Using Hotpoints to Graphically Modify Geometry.

You can also use the extrusion modify dialog box to more accurately place the points that make up the profile and read in location points from a file. See Using Dialog Boxes to Precisely Modify Geometry and using the Location Table.