Extrude > New/Add: To Closest
Access: Open this function from one of the following locations:
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Click the
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Select Solid > Main Tools > Extrude from the menu bar.
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Select Extrude on the popup menu if a sketch or 2D composite curve is selected.
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Select Die Design > Insert Tools > Extrude from the menu bar.
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Select Mold Design > Insert > Extrude from the menu bar.
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Select Insert > Extrude button in the Mold Design Guide Toolbar or Parting Guide Toolbar.
Extrude a closed sketch / composite curve on one or both sides, to the closest face according to the chosen direction.
Notes:
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This option is only available for Add (not New) operations. The resultant object will be added to the active object. (If only one object exists in the file it is automatically active unless manually deactivated.) See Activate / Deactivate and Activating Objects.
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For Add and Remove operations you can use wires or faces from a non-activated component (external reference).
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Demo: Press the button below to view
a short movie demonstrating the function:
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Practice: Press the button below to open Cimatron with a practice ELT file similar to that used to create the movie (if the relevant feature already exists in the ELT file, you can either edit it or delete it and create a new feature). |
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For information regarding the steps in this function and for parameter explanations, see Extrude: Options and Results.
Required Step 1 
Selected entity.
Required Step 2 
Choose One Side if you want to extrude on one side of the contour. The default direction is normal to the 2D contour or sketch plane. You can flip the direction by clicking the arrow head or body, or you can click on the arrow origin to set another direction.
| Toggle One Side to Both Sides to extrude to the closest faces on either side. | |
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One Side result: |
Both Sides result: |
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