# How do I go about extruding here

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [December 13, 2024, 9:49am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-go-about-extruding-here/35565 "2024-12-13T09:49:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Varnexx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/77aa72/32.png) [@Varnexx](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Varnexx)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 9:49am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-go-about-extruding-here/35565/1 "2024-12-13T09:49:56Z")

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Hey all,

I’m brand new to CAD modeling and design. Trying to self teach and learn through tutorials. In this sketch I created in the image below, how do I go about giving this sketch a body to then extrude it?

Thanks!

 ![234234234.PNG](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/b/6/b67def88360157a972807aec6f3485a49755bd2c.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:** [December 13, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-go-about-extruding-here/35565/2 "2024-12-13T14:53:19Z")

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Your sketch has an opening somewhere. If it were closed it would have a slight blue cast. Draw a circle next to it and you will see what I mean. Only closed flat faces can be extruded.

Oops. Disregard… You used a construction line. Those are for reference only. Try selecting it and see if you can change it back to a line in the constraints menu on the side.

Still sipping first cup of coffee, Sorry.

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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:** [December 14, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-go-about-extruding-here/35565/3 "2024-12-14T01:27:16Z")

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You need to be out of sketch mode to extrude.

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**Author:** ![Varnexx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/77aa72/32.png) [@Varnexx](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Varnexx)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-go-about-extruding-here/35565/4 "2024-12-14T18:11:33Z")

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Yep! This was the issue. The ladder of your comment. Thank you so much sir!