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\page extrusion_page Extrusion
\n Extrusion is used to build mesh elements of plus one
dimension than the input ones. Any line or planar element can be
extruded. Line elements will extrude into quadrilateral plane elements.
Triangular and Quadrilateral plane elements extrude into Pentahedron
and Hexahedron solids respectively.
dimension than the input ones. Any node, segment or 2D element can be
extruded. Element of each type extrude into elements of a certain type
as follows:
<table>
<tr><td><b>Extruded element</b></td><td><b> Result elements </b></td></tr>
<tr><td>Node </td><td> Segments </td></tr>
<tr><td>Segment </td><td> Quadrilaterals </td></tr>
<tr><td>Triangle </td><td> Pentahedrons </td></tr>
<tr><td>Quadrilateral </td><td> Hexahedrons </td></tr>
<tr><td>Polygon </td><td> Polyhedrons </td></tr>
<tr><td>Hexagonal polygon </td><td> Hexagonal prism </td></tr>
</table>
<em>To use extrusion:</em>
<ol>
<li>From the \b Modification menu choose the \b Extrusion item or click
<em>"Extrusion"</em> button in the toolbar.
<center>
\image html image91.png
<center><em>"Extrusion" button</em></center>
<em>"Extrusion" button</em>
</center>
The following dialog common for line and planar elements will appear: