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Using the Extrude feature

Using the Extrude feature - SOLIDWORKS Tutorial

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Using the Extrude feature

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- [Instructor] Now, we've already seen a little bit on how the Extrude command works, but I want to dive in a little bit deeper on how that tool actually works and some of the available options we have. So the first thing we need, of course, is a sketch. So right over here, let's start a sketch. I'm going to choose something like the front plane, and I'm going to draw out just a basic circle, right? There's my circle. Now, let's jump over here into the Extrude command. So notice, here is my Extrude command. I can drag it out right over here. And notice my options, right? My first option here is: Where do I want to draw or where do I want to create that feature from, right? So right over here, I can say from the sketch plane, or I can choose a surface face or plane, or I can choose a vertex, or I can just offset it, right? So I can offset that a certain distance away from where I'm actually drawing it. So a bunch of different ways how you can create a feature. It doesn't have to start…

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