AutoCAD Inventor :: How To Check The Direction Of An Extrude Feature

Mar 4, 2013

How to check the direction of an existing extrude feature 

kPositiveExtentDirection 
kNegativeExtentDirection 
kSymmetricExtentDirection

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Extrude To Different Direction Then Existing Plane?

Jan 27, 2012

I have what I am sure is -not very complicated- part that has a goofy intersecting angle. I have created a plane for this angle to try and do the cutout but it extrudes at the 30 deg, where as I would like to extrude that 30 deg feature at 90 deg. Is this possible?

The RED text says "Currently extruding this way" (30 deg per the plane)

The BLUE text says "Want to extrude this way" (90 deg, in line with the from face basically)

Inventor 2014 PDS

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Depth Of Extrude Feature

Nov 30, 2012

I want to query the depth of an extrude feature in a model from a drawing file - I've got access to the feature from the drawing file, but I'm struggling to find the correct method to query the extrude depth.

I can see I can get Faces / StartFaces / EndFaces from which I could do some evaluation on - however, StartFaces.Count is 0 (not sure why) EndFaces.Count is 1 (seems logical) and Faces.Count is 9 on a simple rectangular extrusion of depth 10mm.

In reality the extrusion could be any shape, any depth and either a set depth or through all.

Am I on the right tracks with evaluating the Faces collections? Or is there an easier way to get the depth ?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Create Extrude Feature From Sketch?

Aug 22, 2012

Why I cannot create a extrude feature for the sketch3.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Extrude Feature And Select Part Surface For New Sketch - Offset Surface?

Dec 9, 2011

I am a beginner when a extrude a feature and select a part surface for new sketch now i want is to offset that surface but i can,t there is + sign with mouse icon and something like fully constrained is written in down the window.

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Extrude Object In Negative Z Direction

Jan 1, 2014

I am trying to extrude an object in the negative Z direction.

Easy to do at the command line by putting a "-" sign before the distance to extrude the object but I'm having trouble in autolisp.

Define points for polyline for valence

(setq p1v p1)
(setq p2v (polar p1 (DTR 0.0) box_width))
(setq p3v (polar p2v (DTR 90.0) val_thick))
(setq p4v (polar p1V (DTR 90.0) val_thick))

;-- Create valence polyline

;-- Draw the polyline for the valence
(command "pline" p1v p2v p3v p4v "c")

;-- Assign the new part a variable name
(setq cab_valpl (entlast))

THIS IS THE PART I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT BELOW ....... WHAT IS THE SYNTAX TO EXTRUDE "VAL_HT" IN THE NEGATIVE DIRECTION?

;-- Extrude the polyline to make the valence
(command "extrude" cab_valpl "" val_ht "0")

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3ds Max Modeling :: Extrude Edge Direction In Edit Mesh?

Dec 6, 2011

i was wondering if there is a way to determine the direction of the edge extrude when you extrude an edge in an editable mesh.

so i have an edit mesh and i want to extrude an edge. imagine it's just a basic surface. i wish the edge would be extruded to be running exactly in the direction of the previous edge. hope that makes sense...

basically regardless of local/world/viewport mode and regardless of which viewport i am in the edge seems to be extruded in an arbitrary direction..

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AutoCAD Map 3D :: Change Direction Of A Line Feature?

Aug 26, 2012

How can I change direction of a line feature? Have any redy  default command to do it?

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AutoCAD Civil 3D :: Feature Line Flow Arrow Direction Expression

Apr 4, 2013

Now, in my understanding, the flow arrow should either be rotated 0, or 180  (pi radians).  But clearly, some of them like to have their own mind about things, and decide on some other rotation.  It seems that on the steep slopes, the arrows go a bit skew.

I think the skew is related to the actual elevation difference of the segment, rather than the steepness of the slope.  A long segment with 15% slope has a worse skew than a short segment at over 30%, presumably because the elevation difference from the start to the end of the segment is larger.

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Feature And Polyline Flow Direction (another One)

Nov 18, 2012

I have a linetype

*DIVERSION_LARGE,diversion large ---- >> ---- >> ---- >> ----
A,.5,-.2,["<<",standard,S=.15,r=0,U=0.0,X=-0.1,Y=-.05],-.2

when I draw a polyline, or use it as the linetype in a feature line style, the arrows seem to revrse whenever there is a change in direction any significance. Also, the reverse command and reversefeature command have no effect. Rotating a segment does not change the direction. I know I must be missing something.

In the attached, I have a feature line, and a polyline that the arrows change direction when the feature does.

Windows 7 64
Intel Core i7 2.0 GHz 2.0 GHz
8 GB RAM
Nvidia GeForce GTX460M
Civil 3D 2012 SP2.1

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AutoCAD Civil 3D :: Reverse Direction Of Auto Feature Line Generated From Corridor In 2012?

Jun 10, 2012

Can you reverse the direction of an auto feature line generated from a corridor in C3D 2012?

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AutoCAD Civil 3D :: Changing Alignment Direction Where Feature Line And Alignment Coincide?

May 28, 2012

i've made a serpantine curve that starts from one line of alignment and end on the other line.

i wanted to know how can c change alignment direction when these two feature line and alignment meet each other in order to change the alignment path?

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AutoCad :: Text Suddenly Changes Direction And Reads In Opposite Direction When Line Bends

May 17, 2013

I have created a linetype with the text GAS OPTION in it. The line is continuous with a break around the text. In a straight line the linetype works fine (breaks around the text etc). However, when I use a polyline and spline the line for a curved line the text aligns with the direction of the line at the start, but when the line bends, the text suddenly changes direction and reads in the opposite direction. It looks like AutoCAD is trying to keep the text upright rather than following the direction of the line. When the text changes direction it also changes its insertion point and overlaps the continuous part of the line. I have 2013 AutoCAD.

Here is the string I used for the linetype.

*GAS_Option_LINE,Gas line ----GAS OPTION----GAS OPTION----GAS OPTION----
A,8,-15,["GAS OPTION",STANDARD,S=2.54,U=0.0,X=-2.35,Y=-1.27],-12

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Jan 2, 2014

I have cut several sections at different points along a road alignment.  The sections are cut facing the same direction as the alignmnet.  Is there a way to reverse the section direction without changing the alignment direction?

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AutoCad 2D :: How To Change Direction In Run Direction Of Baluster Panel

Apr 21, 2011

I have a drawing of a stone railing section and I have to change direction in the run direction of the baluster panel. Is there a way that I can move the details without changing th Y direction of the details. Please refer to the attached CAD file for details. I am trying to avoid having to redesign the panels if possible. railing detail.dwg

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Illustrator :: Keeping Angle Of Direction Line While Dragging Direction Point?

Mar 19, 2014

I have a path with a smooth point. The two direction points form a direction line with any non-45-degree-angle - say 11.8 degrees. I want to drag one direction point while keeping the angle of exactly 11.8 degrees.
 
Is there a key combination for that (Mac OS)?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Extrude To Length

Sep 4, 2013

I'm making a tube that is connected on another tube. I did this by skeleton modeling, for my tube extrusion i used Extrude To surface.

Is there any way to get the length of that extrude?

 I know its possible to get the sweep length like this. Is there a way to get the extrude length as well?

'Set a reference to the active part document

Dim oDoc As PartDocument oDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
Dim oDef As PartComponentDefinition oDef = oDoc.ComponentDefinition
Dim opath As Path opath = oDef.Features.SweepFeatures.Item("TheSweep").Path
Dim TotalLength As Double TotalLength = 0

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Cannot Extrude 2D Shape

Oct 10, 2011

I cannot extrude a 2D shape that is drawn by lines.It appears to be linked but is not .I can see the problem saying not a closed loop or a constraint but don't know how to fix it.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Extrude External Hex?

Jul 30, 2012

I drew a round part and want to cut a hex on an external feature. I have done before but for some reason that escapes me it always seems difficult....

How can do this more easily?

Inventor 2014 PDS

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Can't Extrude Or Cut On Model

Oct 17, 2013

So I started on this project recently and was not the original modeler.  This section of pipe has some problems where I'm guessing a sweep went wrong.  I've tried everything I know to do to try to fix this section but haven't had any luck.

- This model has no tree and is shown as one soild "base"

- I tried to extrude cut the bad section

- I tried spliting the bad section

- I exported the file as an IGES and then tried to remove bad section

I'm sure there are some other round about ways I tried that I can't think of but in the end nothing has worked.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Extrude So That End Gets Thinner?

Aug 20, 2012

I'm using the extrude tool so that the rectangle that I'm extruding (downwards) will taper (and become thinner at the bottom). However, when I do this, even as a fraction (.01) it seems to get bigger at the bottom. How do I make it thinner at the bottom, not bigger?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Trying To Extrude To A Surface

Aug 13, 2013

I was watching on of the "Sales" videos on Autodesk.com.  I saw them extruding a part surface to another surface of an imported part.  I have a need to do this.  When I try to extrude my part, I cant pick the surface that I need it to go to.

The video I am watching is here.  Its titled "Native Translators".  They show the surface being extruded at about the 0:53 mark.

The problem that I have is while working in the assembly, I double click on my part to edit it in the assembly.  Next I chose Extrude and "To Next", but I am unable to pick the surface I need it to go to.  The surface is in another part that is in the assembly.  The part I am trying to extrude is adaptive, like in the video.

I did notice that in the video, when they pick the "to Next", the add/cut/intersect is greyed out.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Extrude Cut From 3D Sketch

Jan 9, 2013

I know my subject is somewhat mis-named, because I gather that you cannot really extrude from a 3D sketch, however I am looking for a way to accomplish what extruding a cut from a 3D sketch would accomplish.

The problem is this: I have a simple 2D sketch that I've projected onto a curved surface (imagine a square projected onto the outside of a hollow cylinder). Now that I have a 3D sketch on the surface of the cylinder, I want to use that sketch as a "cookie cutter" through one wall of the cylinder.

If I were to simply extrude the cut from the 2D sketch, the "cookie" is wider at the edges than at the center. I want the cut to be perpendicular to the projected 3D sketch at all points. 

I've attached a simple example that illustrates my problem.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Extrude Though Various Diameters

Jul 12, 2013

how i can extrude as shown in attached PDF.

Ive tried offset plane, sketch and extrude through all, but nothing seem to work.

The diameters im trying to extrude through are Ø177.4 to Ø141.7.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Unable To Extrude

Apr 19, 2012

I can't extrude this piece. I know i have loops but i don't know where and how to fix them!

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Direction Of Material

Apr 24, 2012

How to make a type of material go in one direction or by another degree .  Ex: if you click on a wood type material, it goes up or down and right or left depending which side of that object is.  On the picture below, it goes up and down, side to side no all sides go in one direction.  I need to know how to mange the direction of the way of where the material go.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: How To Set Wire Direction At Pin

Oct 5, 2011

is it possible to define a 'natural direction' at a pin, in which a wire should start when connected to that pin? This would seem to be natural for me.

As the attached picture shows, my wire is connected at this pin in a weird direction (because I need to route it through the indicated segment).

What is the best strategy to do it correctly?

Another question: I increased the diameter of the segment, hoping that it means that the wires are constrained within the segment, but are free to move withini this. But they all seem to be constrained to the centerline. What I want is that all my wires pass within this 'tube' of 30mm diameter.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Unable To Extrude Sketch?

Mar 28, 2012

Sometimes after I have created a sketch I can not extrude it, sometimes it wont let me click on the profile, other times it will only let me cut away material not add it like I would like.  I am sure it has something to do with something fundamental I am doing wrong within the sketch, but I am not sure what. 

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Extrude Round Stud

May 14, 2013

Right now I am trying to model a concrete embed plate. The design calls for 1/2" round steel embeds at the contour of the line in the attached image. What is the best way to extrude this line into a 1/2" DIA dowel? I have tried the revolve command and sweep command without any luck... I know the sweep command would probably work the best but I can't seem to draw a 1/2" dia circle perpendicular to the line.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Can't Extrude Geometry Text

Jul 7, 2013

I'm fairly new to the world of CAD, and I was just working on a phone case for my friend when I tried to extrude geometry text, but couldn't because the OK and Apply options were greyed out. I tried embossing and making a hole, but they were greyed out for them too. I tried messing with the settings to see if I could fix it, but I still couldn't. I'm really confused right now, I remember doing something similar for a case I made for myself.?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Extrude To Conical Parts

Nov 11, 2013

I am creating a fan wheel (see attached). The fan blade needs to be extruded to the inside surface of a 2 piece cone assembly. To make it even more difficult, the inner portion of the blade needs to be cut at an angle so that the extrusion ends at the cones. See attached pdf reference sketch. The result for the flat pattern blade edge should be two parabolic curves.

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