Extrude Tools Tutorials

Extension Name

Extrude Tools

Extension Developer

TIG

Extension Cost

Free

Where to get it
Extrude Tools Link – http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=ExtrudeTools

Extension Description – Extrude Tools

Extrude tools is a SketchUp extension from TIG designed to add additional extrusion tools to SketchUp. This tool contains tools for extruding based on edges, rails, and more!

More Extrude Tools for SketchUp Tutorials

Extrude Tools for SketchUp Extension Functions

• Extrude Edges by Rails – This allows you to take an edge and use other edges, or rails, to extrude it. You can use a 4th profile (a “Melding Profile”) to direct the final direction of the extrusion
• Extrude Edges by Loft is very similar to the face creation by curviloft – you can select a series of lines, then generate a face with them. You can adjust the number of segments, and if the faces that are generated are quads or not.
• Extrude Edges by Rails to Lattice – This works in a similar fashion to Extrude Edges by Rails, but then allows you to create a lattice from the resulting faces
• Extrude edges by edges will take 2 groups of grouped edges and use them to generate a face by extruding 1 along the other.
• Extrude edges by vector allows you to take an edge and extrude it in any direction you want.
• Extrude edges by vector to object allows you to extrude multiple items and intersect them with a face.
• Extrude edges by Lathe will allow you to rotate an edge in a circle, much like extruding a face around a circular shape with the follow me tool .
• Extrude edges by face will take a flat face that you’ve drawn and extrude it along any edge you select. Theoretically works on multiple paths at once.
• Extrude edges by faces will merge two faces along a rail, similar to curviloft’s loft along path function
• Extrude edges by rails by face will extrude a flat face along a series of rails created by curves – confused yet?
• Extrude by offset – create face from a line based on a defined thickness