# Extrude Merging Objects

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-merging-objects/33205>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [August 8, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-merging-objects/33205 "2024-08-08T14:59:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![schoonerlabs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@schoonerlabs](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/schoonerlabs)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-merging-objects/33205/1 "2024-08-08T14:59:44Z")

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I’m sure this is something simple, but I have a sketch imported from a DXF that I’m trying to extrude. If I select all faces at once they get merged as one object when extruded.

I want to keep them separate after the extrude, as if they were each extruded individually.

For the life of me I can’t seem to figure this out??

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**Author:** ![TheBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@TheBum](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TheBum)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-merging-objects/33205/2 "2024-08-08T16:19:02Z")

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I don’t believe that can be done unless there are gaps between the profiles. You’d have to extrude them individually and make sure the mode is set to New Body for each.