When using a thin extrusion to create a reinforcing rib on a long, slender plastic part, the draft angle applied during the extrusion process is only affecting one side of the rib. How can I ensure that both sides of the rib are drafted correctly?
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Yes, but I have questions. I asked the modeling developers to take a look, because I fail to see the connection between taper for regular extrude and just leaning the thin extrude in a direction using "taper", which is more like "send this off along a vector" but not "taper".
@Phil.E As a mould maker I lean towards (pardon the pun😄) having a drafted (Tapered) result rather than an angled web. Might be a case for a checkbox to have draft or angled extrusion?
Mark Hughes
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Agreed.
Here's an example where draft is critical, and it covers 100% of the backside surfaces of a design.
A design from a former life. Plastic in-wall speaker frame. Look at all the thin extrude.
Yes that was easy to spot. I included it in the bug report. (FUS-174238)
@g-andresen I tried some other methods. I think Paint and Freeform selection style might be helpful if nearly every face is a draft target, they are a little more precise than window select.
Window selection tip: Use left to right direction to achieve "only objects entirely within selection window"
