In the solids environment, extend, or contract 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 feature.
- Access
- In the browser, right-click the component, and select Edit Solid to activate the solids environment. On the Edit Base Solid tab
Modify panel , click Extend/Contract Body
.
- Plane
- Specifies the 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, expressed as a number or an equation.