Extruding 3D Sketches

[MechGrad]

Hi

I was wondering whether anyone knows how to extrude a 3d sketch, or extrude a 3d curve.

Basically, I have imported a curve using a .txt file and have converted it into a pseudo-profile by converting entities into a 3d sketch. However, now I cannot extrude this profile.

If you know how to do this, your help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

-S

 

[TheTick]

Use the 3D curve or 3D sketch curve to define a plane, make a 2D sketch on the plane, and use "Convert Entities" to copy the curve into your sketch.

This may seem cumbersome. However, I find it useful to use this method in order to keep 3D curves available for reference in other features as needed.

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[MechGrad]

Thanks!

I found another way too:

You can use the loft command instead by offsetting the 3d curves by the desired extrusion length with straight (default) guide curves.

Not sure how this would work for extrude-cut sequences, but at least it works for simple extrusions.

-S