Extrude a polygon face, edge, or vertex

Extrude command.

To extrude polygon faces or edges

1. Select the faces or edges you want to extrude.
   Note: In the Modeling preferences, ensure that Keep faces together is on, so the edges of adjacent faces stay connected after the extrude operation.
2. Do one of the following:
   • Activate the Move, Rotate, or Scale Tool and Shift + drag the manipulator (also known as smart extruding).
   • Select Edit Mesh > Extrude.
   • Click in the Modeling Toolkit.
   • Press Ctrl + E
   An extrude node is created. If you did not use the quick extrusion method, then the Show Manipulator Tool and In-View Editor will also appear.

   
   Note: Vertices will extrude along their vertex normals, creating additional faces for each face that shares those vertices.
3. Do one of the following:
   • Use the manipulator to control the direction and distance of the extrusion
   • Adjust the attributes in the In-View Editor
     Tip: With the In-View Editor displayed and active, select an attribute in the marking menu (Ctrl + Shift + Right-click) to make your selection the active attribute in the In-View Editor. You can cycle through the list of attributes using Ctrl + Tab (cycles from the bottom of the list to the top) or Ctrl + Shift + Tab (cycles from the top of the list to the bottom).

     

   For more information about the attributes, see Extrude Options.
   Tip: You can set the precision for the Thickness, Offset, and Divisions attributes by selecting Edit > Settings > Change Precision in the Channel Box. The In-View Editor uses the same precision settings as the Channel Box.
4. (Optional) Extruding edges can make your mesh non-manifold. Use Mesh > Cleanup to fix non-manifold geometry.