# Angled slots

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/angled-slots/30880>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [March 19, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/angled-slots/30880 "2024-03-19T18:15:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Donnercruz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Donnercruz](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Donnercruz)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/angled-slots/30880/1 "2024-03-19T18:15:15Z")

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I’m trying to create a block with angled slots for some files (tools). I’ve drawn the basic shape in 2d with the appropriate slot widths. How do I extrude the shape so the main body is a rectangular block and the slots angle down form the front edge to somewhere just above the back edge? (Like a knife blocke where the body sits flat and the knives enter at a downward angle. )

Here’s my basic drawing.

 ![IMG_0593](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/6/3/63751b0956743df5115aa14773bb638713f619fb.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/angled-slots/30880/2 "2024-03-19T19:40:54Z")

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[https://videos.tsbl.net/example\_001.mov](https://videos.tsbl.net/example_001.mov)

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/angled-slots/30880/3 "2024-03-19T19:58:50Z")

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Parametric aproach

[https://videos.tsbl.net/example\_002.mov](https://videos.tsbl.net/example_002.mov)

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**Author:** ![Donnercruz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Donnercruz](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Donnercruz)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/angled-slots/30880/4 "2024-03-19T21:42:17Z")

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I figured out a way to do it but it was way less elegant than your first solution. I tried doing it that way but got stuck where you used the pattern command to copy the slots. I selected the internal faces as it appeared you did (offset face) but then Pattern was never an option for me to choose. Did I miss something?

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/angled-slots/30880/5 "2024-03-19T21:45:19Z")

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> [@Donnercruz](#):
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> I selected the internal faces as it appeared you did (offset face) but then Pattern was never an option for me to choose.

Make sure you didn’t select anything extra.

Also you can start from selection pattern tool and after that selection faces.