# Extrude numbers

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-numbers/32894>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [July 16, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-numbers/32894 "2024-07-16T03:59:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![simonk565](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@simonk565](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/simonk565)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-numbers/32894/1 "2024-07-16T03:59:13Z")

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I am creating a simple rectangular box inside which are a set of numbers. These numbers and the box edge need to be extruded.

I create a sketch, and go to “add text”. I type 1023. I then extrude these numbers. That’s fine except it will not do this for the number 3. Screenshot with error message attached.

Why can’t I extrude “3”?

 ![Screenshot 2024-07-15 213812](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/a/8/a8518ed5f92f797f77612daccdb789d114e6ca0e.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-numbers/32894/2 "2024-07-16T15:53:09Z")

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Zoom in real close to the sharp corner midsection of the 3. See if there is a loop there?

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**Author:** ![simonk565](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@simonk565](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/simonk565)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-numbers/32894/3 "2024-07-16T17:21:29Z")

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Not sure what I saw, but I assume you are considering that the 3 was not “closed”? I repeated the exercise and used a different font… no problems, the 3 behaves itself. So I’ve just used the other font.

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-numbers/32894/4 "2024-07-16T17:34:44Z")

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If you have a loop like this in the lines creating the closed blue sketch you will get that error  
 ![Loop](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/e/e/ee29a2465248260ead59bfa143fce3dfd0d749a3.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![simonk565](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@simonk565](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/simonk565)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 11:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-numbers/32894/5 "2024-07-16T23:39:48Z")

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After doing the “Add Text”, I did have to manipulate the size using the non-uniform scale option. Aside from that I hadn’t noticed I’d done anything to the outlines. I certainly didn’t see a loop as you have described.