Extrude¶

Extrude (E) pulls a closed shape from a sketch into a solid. It is the tool you reach for most.

Click the profile, drag the arrow or type a depth, and press Enter. Ctrl+click adds more areas, and an outline with a hole inside, such as a washer, keeps the hole open.

Dragging into material cuts and dragging away adds, so the same rectangle becomes a boss or a pocket. Alt+S extrudes both ways from the sketch, and the handle beside the arrow tapers the walls, up to 88 degrees.

With a flat face selected, E acts as Press/Pull on that face.