How to extrude four edges?

[546_student 546_student]

Hi!

Does anyone know how to extrude all these four edges so that they are connected to each other and flat at the top? So not along normals but in x and y directions.

Thanks 🙂

[Martin Bergwerf]

Hi student @546_student ,

That is easy; E(xtrude), S(cale), SHIFT+Z (not in the Z direction). No need to press Enter in between.

[546_student 546_student]

Thanks! 🙂

[Omar Domenech]

You could also extrude individual 

[546_student 546_student]

Is there a way to extrude individual and have them connected at the edges?

I also tried the extrude manifold option that I thought would work, but I can’t figure out how to do that with all four.

[Omar Domenech]

I can’t picture that in my head, connected at the edges I mean. Can you post a screenshot of the final result you mean by that please.

[546_student 546_student]

Sure, no problem, I can try 🙂

I mean like that the edges (orange) is connected. I tried using manifold but don’t know how to use manifold on all four. Did this make sense?

It’s not a problem if it’s a square box, but when the polygons are not straight, like in the first picture.

[Omar Domenech]

Ah yes, in Edit Mode you can ALT+E to extrude along normals:

[546_student 546_student]

But that only works if the polygons are 90 degrees, right? And not on a model like this (picture)? Then I have to use the E, S + Shift Z that Martin Bergwerf mentioned earlier, cause that works for that type of model.

Hope I’m not misunderstanding you 🙂

[Omar Domenech]

Yeah since the normals in that situation are pointing up at an angle, the faces will follow that same trajectory, you’ll have to manually lower the faces. 

[546_student 546_student]

Ok, thanks for all your help!

[Adrian Bellworthy]

You can use snapping to line them up as you intended.

[546_student 546_student]

Hi! 

Can you tell me what you mean by that, please?

[Omar Domenech]

He means that since extruding will make the vertices end up at an angle upwards, you can bring them down in Z and use snapping to snap to the other vertices and have them all on the same level.

[546_student 546_student]

So, like this?

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