User Guide
User Guide
User Guide

Extrude Along Path

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(3D only) Used to create:

Tool SettingEffect
Type

Can be Surface (not capped) or Solid (capped).

Profile is Circular

If off, the surface/solid is constructed by extruding one element (the profile) along another element (the path). Orientation of the profile changes continually to follow the orientation of the path.

If on, the tool settings expands to display Inside and Outside radius settings for a tube with circular cross-section to be generated.

  • Inside Radius
    • — (If Profile is Circular is on only) If on, sets the inside radius.
  • Outside Radius
    • — (If Profile is Circular is on only) If on, sets the outside radius.
Create B-Spline

If on, a B-Spline surface or solid is created.

Attachment

(If Profile is Circular is off only) Sets the attachment mode for the profile to the path.

  • Path to Profile
    • — The profile is extruded from its current position, following a path defined by the path element.
  • Profile to Path
    • — The profile is attached to the path element and extruded along it.
To extrude a circular tube along a path
  1. Select the Extrude Along Path tool.

  2. In the Tool Settings window, turn on Profile is Circular.

  3. Identify the path element.

  4. Accept the path element.

  5. If Outside Radius is off, enter a data point to define the outside radius.
    or
    If Outside Radius is on, accept the outside radius.

  6. If Inside Radius is off, enter a data point to define the inside radius.
    or
    If Inside Radius is on, accept the inside radius.
    The extrusion appears.

  7. Accept to complete the extrusion.

    Extrude circular tube along path (with inside and outside radii turned on).

    Left: Identify the path (1)

    Right: Accept to view the extrusion (2), then accept (3) to complete the extrusion.

      

To extrude a profile along a path
  1. Select the Extrude Along Path tool.

  2. If necessary, turn off Profile is Circular.

  3. Set Attachment to the required setting.

  4. Identify the path element.

  5. Identify the profile element, at the point at which you want the path to be attached to the profile, or the profile to be attached to the path.

  6. Accept to view the extrusion

  7. Accept to complete the extrusion.

    Extrude profile along path.

    Left: Identify the path (1) and the profile (2).

    Right: Accept to view the extruded profile (3), then accept (4) to complete the extrusion.

      

Key-in: CONSTRUCT EXTRUDE ALONG