Extending a Surface

You can extend a sketch object or body surface a specified distance.

  1. From the Modeling section of the action bar, click Extend Surface .
  2. In the Extend Surface dialog box, select a face or edge to extend.
  3. Select how you want the surface to extend.
    OptionDescription
    Original Surface. Extends the surface following the current path of the edge.
    Tangent. Extends the surface tangent to the current plane.
    Curvature. Extends the surface to the selected body.
    OptionResult
    Original Surface
    Tangent
    Curvature
  4. Specify the distance you want the surface to extend.
    OptionDescription


    		 Length. Extends the surface for the specified distance.
    Up to Geometry. Extends the surface to the selected plane, feature, or sketch entity.


    		Up to Body. Extends the surface to the selected body.
  5. Optional: Select Tangent Propagation to extend the surface to all faces that are tangent to the selected face.
  6. Click .

 

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