Extrude with inset/offset - Polyloop

chrisd · 1st February 2006, 22:00

Hello Everyone,

I have been unable to get an extrude to be inset/offset from a contour. It appears that extrude will scale the contour up or down, but this does not accomplish what I need.

Can extrude create an inset/offset?

I can create my inset/offset countour manually, but it would be great if extrude could do this.

Thanks
Chris

Thomas · 2nd February 2006, 12:53

You have these options with the red square box of the Fast Extrude, or the options of the Extrusion tool.

chrisd · 2nd February 2006, 23:32

Hi Thomas,

Fast Extrude will not work for me. I need to extrude from curves and then generate faces. I have not been able to get Extrude Surface to work with inset/offset as you indicate.

Here's an example:

What I want is the consistent width bevel on the LEFT, using ONE tool as shown on the RIGHT.

Thanks,
Chris

whkguamusa · 2nd February 2006, 23:57

How about using the chamfer tool with the range set to "0"?
You'd need to add some thickness (if there is nothing there already) to give the chamfer something to work with, it won't bevel a planar single surface.

wayne k

guam usa

Thomas · 3rd February 2006, 00:35

or if you want to inset a curve, you can use the curve offset tool and you will have an inset curve. you can after do a ruled surface.
Wayne give you another solution ;)

chrisd · 3rd February 2006, 01:48

Wayne,

Yes, the chamfer tool does do what I want, if I want the front face to be inset from the originating shape. In some cases I want the originating shape to be the front face, and the back face will be offset.

Thomas,

The ruled surface does work (that is how I did the left "V" in pic above); however, I was looking for a more direct method.

Regards,
Chris

1st February 2006, 22:00	#1 (permalink)
chrisd Cube Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Leominster, MA USA Posts: 81	Extrude with inset/offset Hello Everyone, I have been unable to get an extrude to be inset/offset from a contour. It appears that extrude will scale the contour up or down, but this does not accomplish what I need. Can extrude create an inset/offset? I can create my inset/offset countour manually, but it would be great if extrude could do this. Thanks Chris

2nd February 2006, 12:53	#2 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 11,323	You have these options with the red square box of the Fast Extrude, or the options of the Extrusion tool. __________________ Polyloop owner & Administrator - no support by PM or email. Polyloop [EN/FR] - Meuuh [FR +16 ans] - Totyo [FR] - Pixologic [JOB] - Le ZBlog [JOB] - La3dpourlesnuls [FR]

2nd February 2006, 23:57	#4 (permalink)
whkguamusa NURBS Booleans are your friend Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 112	How about using the chamfer tool with the range set to "0"? You'd need to add some thickness (if there is nothing there already) to give the chamfer something to work with, it won't bevel a planar single surface. wayne k guam usa Attached Thumbnails

3rd February 2006, 00:35	#5 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 11,323	or if you want to inset a curve, you can use the curve offset tool and you will have an inset curve. you can after do a ruled surface. Wayne give you another solution ;) __________________ Polyloop owner & Administrator - no support by PM or email. Polyloop [EN/FR] - Meuuh [FR +16 ans] - Totyo [FR] - Pixologic [JOB] - Le ZBlog [JOB] - La3dpourlesnuls [FR]

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2nd February 2006, 23:32	#3 (permalink)
chrisd Cube Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Leominster, MA USA Posts: 81	Hi Thomas, Fast Extrude will not work for me. I need to extrude from curves and then generate faces. I have not been able to get Extrude Surface to work with inset/offset as you indicate. Here's an example: What I want is the consistent width bevel on the LEFT, using ONE tool as shown on the RIGHT. Thanks, Chris

3rd February 2006, 01:48	#6 (permalink)
chrisd Cube Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Leominster, MA USA Posts: 81	Wayne, Yes, the chamfer tool does do what I want, if I want the front face to be inset from the originating shape. In some cases I want the originating shape to be the front face, and the back face will be offset. Thomas, The ruled surface does work (that is how I did the left "V" in pic above); however, I was looking for a more direct method. Regards, Chris