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Old 25th August 2020, 01:16 PM   #1
Vybiral
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Question Extrude with Cap end?

Hi Andy!

A year or two ago, I printed out the AC3D User Manual on paper. Under "Operations on surfaces" > "Extruding", there is an illustration that shows a window with "Gridsnap" and "Select though" checkboxes. Under those two options, there are three more options, "Cap end", "Flip new surf", and "Remove end?".

The on-line menu no longer shows, or even mentions, these three options. So, I assume these options have been removed from the software? Is that true?

If that is true, what is the best method for extruding a set of planar surfaces to produce an enclosed volume suitable for use as a Boolean "subtract" object?

Thank you for your reply, and your amazing software! Respectfully, John Vybiral
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Old 28th August 2020, 03:25 PM   #2
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Hi John,


Yes, in AC3D 8.3, Extrude was simplified and the new "Thicken" function was added (Object menu). Thicken ensures that the normals are correct.



There are some pics here:

http://www.inivis.com/ac3d83.html
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Old 28th August 2020, 05:39 PM   #3
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Thank you, Sir!

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