Don@Black Dog Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I am trying to create a multi-leg extrusion, a pipe running around a basement, and keep getting the path itself extruding as a plane, sometimes with the shape following the first leg of the path. I follow the order and directions in the help manual, to no avail, and the other videos I have found are more more "how wonderful this tool is" than instructional. Am I missing something? I have used it before for simple single items jsut fine. Thanks! _________________________ Don @ Black Dog Architects Co. Windows 7, i5, VW2012 sp1 Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Perhaps try it with a single-leg path first, then add the additional legs (either by grouping or solid addition)... Quote Link to comment
Don@Black Dog Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 Thanks, Pete. I had a great exchange with Mike Oz, and it came down to that the Path has to be a single object. So, I drew it in the layout I wanted, went to Modify/Compose, which created a single object (Mikes idea). I then turned OFF any Fill Attribute (if that class had it on), selected the Path and the Object, did Model/Extrude Along Path, hit "Next" for the path if it was not already highlighted (will show as a much heavier highlight than normal) and hit OK. Voila! A great feeling when something works. I think the Help section is missing something when it does not clarify that the path has to be a single object, since the description implies it can be a plurality of objects. Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Don, glad you figured it out. Mike is very very good at this. I'm glad he was able to help you! Quote Link to comment
Stan Rostas Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Don, If you want to have multiple paths for the extrude you would then use the Loft Surface tool. This allows Two Path Legs and varying amount of Profile shapes. Regards, Stan Quote Link to comment
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