barnes2000 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Is it possible to extrude more than one edge at the same time? If I select more than one edge, the moment I choose the Extrude tool, they deselect. Quote Link to comment
Jeremy Best Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Hi @barnes2000, Can you be more specific please? Maybe generate a screen recording of the situation or at least a screen shot. I suspect you're aware of the following and I may just misunderstand the situation you're describing, but just in case or for those who may encounter this thread in future: There is no tool named 'Extrude,' however there is a menu command but edges of objects can't be selected for use with that command. You must first create, then select objects that work with that command. These include Lines, Polygons, Polylines, Rectangles, Arcs, Circles…. If you're referring to the Extract tool, the object types it creates (NURBS) don't work with the Extract command. There is likely a super-easy way to achieve what you're after, but it might not be the way you expect. Quote Link to comment
Andy Broomell Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 (edited) I assume he's talking about "Extrude Mode" of the Subdivision tool, since this is in the Subdivision subforum (not sure why it has its own forum when other major things don't...) I also assume he means faces, rather than edges. But let us know if you meant something different, Scott. I don't think you can Extrude multiple faces at once, since that mode resets any multiple selection you may have made with the first mode. Edited August 31, 2020 by Andy Broomell Quote Link to comment
barnes2000 Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 Yes, I am referring to Extrude Mode in Subdivision modeling. You can extrude faces and edges. I was just wondering if there was any trick to extruding multiple edges at once. Apparently there is not...yet. Scott Quote Link to comment
Andy Broomell Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 11 hours ago, barnes2000 said: You can extrude faces and edges. I didn't realize you could extrude edges! Apparently it's only edges that are along an open side of the shape. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
barnes2000 Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, Andy Broomell said: I didn't realize you could extrude edges! Apparently it's only edges that are along an open side of the shape. Thanks! Yep, and I now know how to extrude more than one at a time. Select the edges or faces and then hold Alt while dragging a coordinate handle. Edited August 27, 2020 by barnes2000 1 Quote Link to comment
Andy Broomell Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Oh as part of the first mode. Good to know! Usually those sorts of shortcuts are listed in the tooltip for the mode (see Walkthrough tool for example). Always learning 🙂 Quote Link to comment
Jeremy Best Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 On 8/26/2020 at 4:00 PM, Andy Broomell said: I assume he's talking about "Extrude Mode" of the Subdivision tool, since this is in the Subdivision subform Thanks for the heads-up Andy! Another variable I shall keep in mind when reviewing the Activity feed… Quote Link to comment
Andy Broomell Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Gosh, reading my message again now it sounds snarky in my head. Didn't mean it to be 😆 I also didn't even realize there WAS a Subdivision subforum until this thread. 🙂 Quote Link to comment
barnes2000 Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 I believe this forum channel was created a few years ago, when SubD modeling was first introduced. I'm not completely sure, but my feeling is most Vectorworks users(especially those who are not familiar with other 3D modeling programs) are not comfortable with SubD modeling yet. It can be a little overwhelming, but it is extremely versatile. It will only get better as more improvements are made to it. Quote Link to comment
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