To Work with Pressing or Pulling 3D Solid Faces

 
 
 

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

Offset a Bounded Area on a 3D Solid Face

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

  1. Click Home tab Modeling 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 Bounded Area on a 3D Solid Face

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

  1. Click Home tab Modeling panel Presspull.
  2. Click a face on a 3D solid object and move the cursor to establish an offset direction.

    Edge highlighting indicates which faces can be offset.

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