Extend or Contract Body reference

In the solids environment, extends, or contracts a base solid along an axis. The base solid is resized perpendicular to a selected plane. Extending or contracting a base solid does not add a new feature.

Access:

Right-click the component in the browser, and select Edit Solid to activate the solids environment. Then click Edit Base Solid tab Modify panel Extend/Contract Body .

Plane

Selects a work plane or planar face to identify the section about which the base solid extends or contracts.

Extend or Contract

Specifies if the base solid extends or contracts equally on both sides of the selected plane by a specified distance.

Distance

Specifies distance the base solid extends or contracts. May be specified as a number or an equation.