# Draw a line and extrude it

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-a-line-and-extrude-it/1795>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [December 7, 2017, 8:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-a-line-and-extrude-it/1795 "2017-12-07T20:16:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 16\
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**Author:** ![Robert](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/robert/32/1329_2.png) [@Robert](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Robert)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 8:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-a-line-and-extrude-it/1795/1 "2017-12-07T20:16:21Z")

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…to a “wall” is disabled ?

//R

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**Author:** ![DanielR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/danielr/32/582_2.png) [@DanielR](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DanielR)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 8:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-a-line-and-extrude-it/1795/2 "2017-12-07T20:34:35Z")

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No, it is not available in 3.0.

Can you attach a screenshot of what did you use it for. Did you create walls, or used it as a plane?

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**Author:** ![Robert](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/robert/32/1329_2.png) [@Robert](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Robert)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-a-line-and-extrude-it/1795/3 "2017-12-07T21:01:16Z")

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To bad…  
I used it a lot for example split up objects or cut off things and use mirror tool, and as a plane also.  
And also create simple objects (draw a line for example 100mm, extrude it 100, then extrude it again on the side 100, there you have made a cub in just three moves… all angels are 90 degrees

//R

![image](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/d/d0874815c41e731157642039fc0ebeabc249e660.jpg) ![image](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/a/ac4fd0c3b4bb5948581d97d9505a89d00424f29d.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Gabor\_Shapr3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/gabor_shapr3d/32/235_2.png) [@Gabor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gabor_Shapr3D)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 10:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-a-line-and-extrude-it/1795/4 "2017-12-07T22:25:22Z")

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You can get the same results with using construction planes now. Also, mirror now works on faces too, so there’s no need to create a mirror plane like there was before.

There are pros and cons. It does take a few more steps to get some things done but in other cases it takes less.

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**Author:** ![DanielR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/danielr/32/582_2.png) [@DanielR](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DanielR)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 8:01am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-a-line-and-extrude-it/1795/5 "2017-12-08T08:01:54Z")

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For cubes we will be releasing a “body library” in the next bigger release, so there will be no need for the workarounds, and you will be able to create a cube in one step 🙂

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**Author:** ![Robert](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/robert/32/1329_2.png) [@Robert](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Robert)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-a-line-and-extrude-it/1795/6 "2017-12-08T15:04:49Z")

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Here is a very good example why an extruded line would be easier and simpler, 3:20min

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**Author:** ![Gabor\_Shapr3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/gabor_shapr3d/32/235_2.png) [@Gabor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gabor_Shapr3D)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-a-line-and-extrude-it/1795/7 "2017-12-08T15:26:28Z")

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Yes, that’s the “creating the cubes” use case. It was easier in the past. The “body library” we are working on will be a solution for this.

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**Author:** ![anton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@anton](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/anton)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-a-line-and-extrude-it/1795/8 "2017-12-21T23:34:01Z")

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Since it was mentioned above at some point: how could I **split** an object into to two by using a constraction plane, e.g. like in the original example to cut the unnecessary parts off from the pipe for the heart before doing the mirror?

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**Author:** ![Faraz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/278dde/32.png) [@Faraz](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Faraz)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 9:16am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-a-line-and-extrude-it/1795/9 "2017-12-22T09:16:58Z")

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yes, could we have a cut feature. Like cutting an object into 2 or more.

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**Author:** ![DanielR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/danielr/32/582_2.png) [@DanielR](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DanielR)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 11:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-a-line-and-extrude-it/1795/10 "2017-12-22T23:50:00Z")

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Hi-

Please use the subtract tool for this. Either through Tools or create a sketch on a face, and subtract it with the Pencil (just like you would with extrude) here is an article on how you can create holes with the push-pulling faces, closed sketches. This should help

> **[Push/Pull interaction](https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001416914-Push-Pull-interaction)**
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> 💡 Note: Users who have started using Shapr3D before the 3.0 version will experience a slight change in this flow. This article covers how the push/pull interaction works in versions released after ...

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**Author:** ![anton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@anton](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/anton)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 7:51am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-a-line-and-extrude-it/1795/11 "2017-12-23T07:51:15Z")

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Unfortunatelly substract does not help if I like to **split** , that mean I would like to keep both parts. Or does it?

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-a-line-and-extrude-it/1795/12 "2017-12-23T17:05:32Z")

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Indeed it does not, but quite often the replace face tool can be a solution. It is a super powerful tool, unfortunately, we will have to work a bit more on explaining it better. here are two good examples, where it can be useful:

[https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/b/b1072b129f16ec155356b68c131019fc0b83dbb6.MOV](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/b/b1072b129f16ec155356b68c131019fc0b83dbb6.MOV)

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 5:07pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-a-line-and-extrude-it/1795/13 "2017-12-23T17:07:17Z")

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And the other one:

[https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/2/2fec1d5f3c6e0d070e2fc4e6a580dc734399d833.mov](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/2/2fec1d5f3c6e0d070e2fc4e6a580dc734399d833.mov)

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**Author:** ![anton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@anton](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/anton)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-a-line-and-extrude-it/1795/14 "2017-12-23T18:03:03Z")

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Nice example. Indeed I don’t had such a use case of the replace tool in such a way in mind.

Could we maybe “just” give the opportunity to keep the replaced parts, instead of removing them?

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-a-line-and-extrude-it/1795/15 "2017-12-23T19:09:31Z")

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Can you elaborate a bit?

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**Author:** ![Robert](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/robert/32/1329_2.png) [@Robert](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Robert)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-a-line-and-extrude-it/1795/16 "2017-12-23T21:05:47Z")

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Hi,  
In Autodesk fusion 360 they’re having that option to extrude a line, the same as the one you took away!  
Please bring it back!

//R