To Work with Pressing or Pulling 3D Solid Faces

How to extrude or offset a face or closed area using a press or pull operation.

Pressing or pulling a face offsets the face and adjusts adjacent geometry. You can press the Ctrl key to switch between offset and extrusion modes.

Offset a 3D Solid Face by Pressing or Pulling

Use this method to adjust adjacent faces to the new position of the offset face.

1. Click Modeling tab > Solid panel > Presspull.
2. Press Ctrl+click a bounded area on a 3D solid object and move the cursor to establish an offset direction.

   Edge highlighting indicates which areas will be offset.

3. Enter a value or click in the drawing area to set the offset distance.

Extrude a 3D Solid Face by Pressing or Pulling

Use this method if you want adjacent faces to remain unaffected by the new position of the offset face.

1. Click Modeling tab > Solid panel > Presspull.

2. Click a face on a 3D solid object and move the cursor to establish an offset direction.

   Highlighting indicates which faces can be offset

3. Enter a value or click in the drawing area to set the extrusion distance.

Offset Multiple Faces by Pressing or Pulling

You can use PRESSPULL to simultaneously offset planar and non-planar faces and areas on the same or different objects. All items in the selection set must be of the same type as the first (either a face or bounded area).

1. Click Modeling tab > Solid panel > Presspull.
2. Enter m (Multiple).
3. Select the faces or areas to be modified and press Enter.
4. Enter a value or click in the drawing area to set the extrusion distance.