extrusions

[clintonc]

Is there a way to make two extrusions touch without a line? Giving an allusion of a single object. Or is there a way to creat an extrusion that can has varying widths?

[dmahan]

try using swept blend for your family, this will allow you to use different profile on each end.

[clintonc]

Will swept blend let you use 3 profiles?

i need the object to remain constant width for a distance and then go to another width and continue on.

[dmahan]

No, only start and end profile for swept blend, but you can chain additional swept blends together in your family.
I have used this for metal building frame with different depths.

[clintonc]

you can? How do you do that?

[Dimitri Harvalias]

Can you post a sketch of what you're trying to create? It's easier to suggest the appropriate method if we know what the end result wants to look like.

[jeremy.l]

Sweep blend basically blends two different shapes together over the extrusion (A sweep with a profile at each end)

Im not 100% sure what you are trying to achieve, but I assume the two extrusions are a model-in-place component?
You can create your extrusions (in seperate model-in-place components) and join geometry. Make sure the material types match