You can create a solid part from a face part by extruding the face part. This operation is similar to Pull on the Modeling tab, in the Modify 3D group.
You extrude a face part in any direction, over a defined distance, or toward a plane. The figure shows a face part shaped like funnel, which is then extruded to create a solid part.
If you extrude a face part over a specified distance, you create a part with identical faces at both ends of the extrusion path. Both faces have the shape of the originating face part.
If you extrude toward a plane, only one face takes the shape of the originating face part. The face at the end of the extrusion path which intersects the plane becomes planar.
To extrude face parts,
1. Activate the Surfacing module.
a. Click File > Modules. The Modules dialog box opens.
b. On the Modules pane, click Surfacing under Licensed.
2. Click Surfacing and then, in the Advanced Surfacing group, click Extrude Face Part. The Extrude Face dialog box opens.
3. If necessary, change the part name next to Part. By default Creo Elements/Direct Modeling displays the name of a new or an empty part.
4. If necessary, specify a face part in the data entry field next to Face Part. By default Creo Elements/Direct Modeling displays the name of the active face part.
5. Specify the type of the Extrude Face operation:
◦ To extrude to a plane, click To Plane and specify the plane to extrude to, using the Axis 3D CoPilot.
◦ To extrude in a direction for a specified distance, click Dir & Dist. Specify the direction and the distance with the Vector 3D CoPilot. Preview feedback is given.
To modify the direction and distance, click Dir & Dist again. The Vector 3D CoPilot is in modify mode. Use the CoPilot to change the direction and/or distance.
6. To create a taper on the lateral faces of the solid part, click Draft Angle and type a value for the angle.
7. If necessary, change the Keep Face Part option (Keep FP).
8. Click to complete the operation.
Creo Elements/Direct Modeling extrudes the specified face part, creating a new part with one or two faces identical to the originating face part. If you extrude To Plane, only the face at the face part position takes that shape. The face at the other end of the extrude path is planar.
If you use the option Dir & Dist, the face at the other end of the extrude path takes the shape of the originating face part.
Extrude edges
1. Activate the Surfacing module.
a. Click File > Modules. The Modules dialog box opens.
b. On the Modules pane, click Surfacing under Licensed.
2. Click Surfacing and then, in the Advanced Surfacing group, click Extrude Edges. The Extrude Edges dialog box opens.
3. Type a part name.
4. Select the edges to extrude.
5. Use the Vector 3D tool to specify an extrude direction and extrude distance.
◦ Hover over an edge. Click to apply the direction. Move the arrow to specify the distance.
◦ Or, hover over the workplane and click to apply the direction. Click the U, V, or W arrow. Move the arrow to specify the distance.
To modify the direction and distance, click Dir & Dist again. The Vector 3D CoPilot is in modify mode. Use the CoPilot to change the direction and/or distance.
6. To create a tapered face at the selected edge(s), click Draft Angle and type a value for the angle. The selected edge(s) remain fixed.
7. Click to complete the operation.
If the edges are connected, the resulting faces become one part. If the edges intersect, the faces become two parts.
Pull on the Modeling tab, in the Modify 3D group.
Extrude Face Part. The Extrude Face dialog box opens.
to complete the operation.
Extrude Edges. The Extrude Edges dialog box opens.