topic Re: Cannot extrude between two circular surfaces, with minimum solution! in Inventor Forum

Cannot extrude between two circular surfaces, with minimum solution!

janniandersen — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 07:48:26 GMT

Hi Everyone

It seems to me that it is no longer possible to make an extrusion between two circular surfaces or solid bodies, and choosing minimum solution in both ends.

Is seems like the button for minimum solution on the first surface (Blue) disappear when selecting the second surface (Red)! And actually when selecting the first surface the result looks pretty strange.

I really hope some of you can explain this, because I do this kind of extrude every day and now in Inventor 2020 I have to use two extrusion features, instead of just one, as in Inventor 2019. 😞

Re: Cannot extrude between two circular surfaces, with minimum solution!

Xun.Zhang — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 08:35:02 GMT

Hello @janniandersen,

Look at below image and enclosed file for reference.

Hope it helps!

Re: Cannot extrude between two circular surfaces, with minimum solution!

janniandersen — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 09:32:40 GMT

Hi Xun Zhang

Thanks for your answer, by studding your screenshot and model minutely, I finally found the problem.

Need I say I am not a big fan of the new property panel UI design.

Re: Cannot extrude between two circular surfaces, with minimum solution!

Teepee101 — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 04:30:46 GMT

Can you help how do i extrude BETWEEN 2 solids (not faces), ie I beams

thanks

Re: Cannot extrude between two circular surfaces, with minimum solution!

SBix26 — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:53:01 GMT

Post your file, tell us what version of Inventor you're using, and include an image of the desired operation unless it's plain for all to see.

Sam B

Inventor Pro 2025.1.1 | Windows 11 Home 23H2

Re: How do I extrude between solids (multibody part)-see example

Teepee101 — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 01:10:44 GMT

This is an just example of the type of extrude I want to do
I want to extrude between the 2 solids so the new part is profiled at ends to suit solids shape
This is just an example, so don't tell me to use frame generator.
Here's what I want, but not with 2 operations (extrusion 3 and 4) to make the 3rd part
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Inventor 2024.3.1
Thanks in advance

Re: How do I extrude between solids (multibody part)-see example

blandb — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 01:43:27 GMT

No images was attached

Re: How do I extrude between solids (multibody part)-see example

blandb — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 01:55:14 GMT

Based on your description, are you looking at something like this?

Then with extrusions have it cope for you?

I just did an extrude to next and chose solid 1, that gave me the cope, then had to use the same sketch and extrude the opposite direction using to next to select the other solid, but using a join operation to join the 4th extrusion to the previous.

You could use frame generator and do this with 2 clicks and reuse that member as well lol....

Either way, you will have to do some coping. Even if you want perfect size on size, or you offset some surface for splitting cutting/or manually drawing a coping profile...

Re: How do I extrude between solids (multibody part)-see example

SBix26 — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 01:56:31 GMT

The Alternate solution button is what you want. It cycles through the different valid solutions so you can choose the one that matches your intent.

Sam B

Inventor Pro 2025.1.1 | Windows 11 Home 23H2

Re: How do I extrude between solids (multibody part)-see example

Teepee101 — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 02:55:45 GMT

Here's the missing files

This is just an example of the type of extrude I want to do

I want to extrude between the 2 solids so the new part is profiled at ends to suit solids shape

This is just an example, so don’t tell me to use frame generator.

Here’s what I want, but not with 2 operations (extrusion 3 and 4) to make the 3rd part

cheers

Re: How do I extrude between solids (multibody part)-see example

Teepee101 — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 05:32:09 GMT

Thanks, yes I'm aware of this.

I want to know how to do it as 2 clicks ... like we used to able to do with between by selecting both solids

Re: How do I extrude between solids (multibody part)-see example

Teepee101 — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 05:33:53 GMT

thanks, but I was trying to get copes on two non-planer solids

Re: Cannot extrude between two circular surfaces, with minimum solution!

Teepee101 — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 05:35:56 GMT

I have attached the files in a post couple down, thanks

Re: Cannot extrude between two circular surfaces, with minimum solution!

SBix26 — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 00:00:19 GMT

There is no option in the Extrude tool to extrude between two solid bodies, just between two faces. That would be a sensible and useful enhancement, especially if it also included surface bodies as well. A quick search in the Inventor Ideas forum did not show a request like this, so I encourage you to add it (and post a link in this topic so others can go add their votes). I will certainly vote for it!

Sam B

Inventor Pro 2025.1.1 | Windows 11 Home 23H2

Re: Cannot extrude between two circular surfaces, with minimum solution!

Teepee101 — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 00:02:45 GMT

In older versions of inventor this was possible

Re: Cannot extrude between two circular surfaces, with minimum solution!

SBix26 — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 00:13:36 GMT

Which versions?

Sam B

Inventor Pro 2025.1.1 | Windows 11 Home 23H2

Re: Cannot extrude between two circular surfaces, with minimum solution!

blandb — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 00:16:39 GMT

You can go "to next" which will terminate at the next solid, but it is only in 1 direction. Wish it would go both directions.

Re: Cannot extrude between two circular surfaces, with minimum solution!

Teepee101 — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 01:45:45 GMT

Yes , I must have been dreaming it (same dreams of custom pipe elbows for pipe falls....oh no wait... 15 years later...)

Re: Cannot extrude between two circular surfaces, with minimum solution!

blandb — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 01:57:54 GMT

Adsk will not give us everything we ever need unfortunately. That's why we learn to model too lol.