3D Slice how make one side 2" larger without exploding

[sherflor]

I have a 3d square that needs to be made bigger. When I slice I didn't know how to make one side 2" larger without exploding. What can I do to make my 3d square, using slice, longer in Cad 2004 version

[kennet.sjoberg]

You have to add a solid ( create or copy ) and then use union
or extrude a face with command _solidedit

You cut with slice

: ) Happy Computing !

kennet

[Mike.Perry]

Hi "sherflor" ( Sorry, I do not know your real name )

Please note I have *moved* this thread from the AutoCAD Customization forum to this one, as I feel this particular forum is a more appropriate place for such a topic.

Thanks, Mike

Forum Moderator

[aledtaylor79401]

Try 'Extude Faces', 'Offset Faces' or 'Move Faces'. At least one of them should work for you.

Aled Taylor
Design Engineer

[jaberwok]

It may be quicker to Scale the solid to larger than necessary then slice it.

[kennet.sjoberg]

It may be quicker to Scale the solid to larger than necessary then slice it.

. . . hmmm, not if the solid has a complex shape

: ) Happy Computing !

kennet

[jaberwok]

. . . hmmm, not if the solid has a complex shape

: ) Happy Computing !

kennet

True in general but, in this case, "I have a 3d square that needs to be made bigger".

[kennet.sjoberg]

True in general but, in this case, "I have a 3d square that needs to be made bigger".

Yes, but to "make one side 2" larger" ( OP:s ) must be easiest to use
Command: _solidedit Face Extrude (select the edge) Remove (one unwanted face ) Enter 2" Enter Enter

: ) Happy Computing !

kennet

[sherflor]

What works here is to use the separate command-Face-Move- this will actually extend the object too. Thanks for the good ideas. I now have more then one way of looking at this.