Extend or contract base solid

Use Extend or Contract Body in the solids environment to lengthen or shorten a base solid symmetrically about a planar face or work plane .

To begin, open a base solid (specific non-native CAD file or a SAT or STEP file).

1. On the browser, right-click the base solid and select Edit Solid. Alternately, double-click the base solid browser entry to edit.
2. On the ribbon, click Edit Base Solid tab Modify panel Extend/Contract Body .
   
Note: If necessary, position a work plane at the point where you want to extend or contract the base solid
3. Click Plane, then select the work plane or planar face.
4. Click Extend or Contract.
5. Enter the distance to extend or contract or click the arrow to list and select recent values.

   If desired, you can express the distance as an equation.

6. Click Update or Finish Base Solid to close the solids environment.

Note: If you prefer, you can select a planar face as the section plane.