XExtrude

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Platinum

Extrudes 2D entities to X-solids.

Accessing the Command

command bar: xextrude

menu bar: X-Solids | Extrude

toolbar: X-Solids |

: xextrude

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select profiles to extrude: select one or more closed 2D entities.

Non-selfintersecting closed polylines, circles and ellipses are accepted.

Right click to stop selecting entities.

Displays a dialog box:

Command Options

Option	Description
Height H	Specifies the height of the extrusion. Type the height in the Height H field. Click the Pick button (), the dialog box temporarily closes. Prompts you in the command bar: Right-mouse to Pick/<Height>: click two points or Right click Prompts you in the command bar: Select a line, arc, circle or edge: Select a line, arc, circle or edge in the drawing.
Reverse	Reverses the extrusion direction.
Taper Angle	Specifies the taper angle for the extrusion. Type the taper angle in the Taper Angle field. Click the Pick button (), the dialog box temporarily closes. Prompts you in the command bar: Taper: click two points.
Reverse	Reverses the taper angle.
Base	Creates a single sided extrusion.
Central	Creates a double sided extrusion.
Absorb Profile	If checked, deletes the extruded 2D entities.
Pick All	The dialog box temporarily closes. Prompts you in the command bar: Right-mouse to Pick/<Height>: click two points or Right click Prompts you in the command bar: Select a line, arc, circle or edge: Select a line, arc, circle or edge in the drawing. Taper angle <current angle>: click two points.
Preview	Displays a preview of the extrusion in the drawing in dashed lines.
View	The Create X-Solid by Extruding dialog box temporarily closes. Displays the View Options dialog box:
OK	Creates the X-Solid.
Cancel	Aborts the XExtrude command.
After primitive creation, perform operation:	Launches the XUnion, XIntersect or XSubtract command to be executed using the newly created X-Solid box. You are prompted in the command bar to select one or more other solids.

Grips Editing

Extruded X-Solids can be edited directly through grips:

Select the solid. Notice that it has many grips.
Drag any grip to move the solid. (All grips perform the same function: move.)

Related Commands

Extrude - extrudes 2D entities to 3D solids.

XBox - creates a three-dimensional X-Solid box.

XCone - creates a cone as a 3D X-solid.

XCylinder - creates a cylinder as a 3D X-Solid.

XRevolve - revolves 2D closed entities to turn them into 3D X-Solids.

XSphere - creates a sphere as a 3D X-Solid.

XSweep - Extrudes 2D entities along a path to X-solids.

XTorus - creates a torus as a 3D X-Solid.

XWedge - creates a wedge as a 3D X-Solid.