EXTRUDE PROBLEM. HELP!

Hi everyone! I have an extrude problem:

As you see in the attached pic.1 I tried to extrude my hexagonal morph. I found out how to do this just in one direction (pic.2). But how can I extrude so that the thickness is equal in all directions? So to say, that the extrude is always perpendicular to my origin surface? Help! It would be great if someone could make a screenshot or explain it so that me, beginner would understand. THANK YOU!

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Permalink Reply by Jacquelyne Cooper on February 19, 2012 at 8:26pm

I am not sure if this will work but try to run a number slider into it to designate the extrusion height

Permalink Reply by El Ger on February 19, 2012 at 9:07pm

... I did, but it still needs to know the direction...

Permalink Reply by Andrew Heumann on February 19, 2012 at 10:32pm

Try a surface offset instead of an extrude. Extrude will always be along a single vector, whereas offset follows the surface normal locally. See the image below for a way of connecting the surface with its offset in order to produce a solid.

Permalink Reply by Alessio on February 20, 2012 at 3:05am

Hi Andrew,

I have the same problem, but with a little difference.

I want to extrude my hexagon surface normal (like the upper image) and it should end on another surface, i can do an offset and then trim with the extrusion surface?

Thanks to all who will reply.

Permalink Reply by El Ger on February 20, 2012 at 5:31am

Thank you Andrew! But now it looks like this (pic 1) maybe you`ll take a look at the attached def? Or maybe you have an Idea what did I do wrong? Thank you!

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