# Offset face or extrude to edge of other element

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-face-or-extrude-to-edge-of-other-element/35092>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [November 8, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-face-or-extrude-to-edge-of-other-element/35092 "2024-11-08T23:01:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![JuergenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@JuergenS](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JuergenS)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-face-or-extrude-to-edge-of-other-element/35092/1 "2024-11-08T23:01:38Z")

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Hi there! Is there a way to offset face or extrude an element to the edge of another element?

 ![Bildschirmfoto 2024-11-08 um 23.59.16](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/2/0/20900400641dedd11e0648d231640d29d22f5796.png)

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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:** [November 9, 2024, 12:22am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-face-or-extrude-to-edge-of-other-element/35092/2 "2024-11-09T00:22:07Z")

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Try Replace face?

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**Author:** ![JuergenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@JuergenS](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JuergenS)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 9:41am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-face-or-extrude-to-edge-of-other-element/35092/3 "2024-11-09T09:41:48Z")

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I tried that. Did not work…

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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:** [November 9, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-face-or-extrude-to-edge-of-other-element/35092/4 "2024-11-09T15:02:51Z")

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Can you upload the bigger picture? I cannot see what you need from this one. Not enough perspective.

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**Author:** ![PEC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@PEC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/PEC)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-face-or-extrude-to-edge-of-other-element/35092/5 "2024-11-09T16:35:15Z")

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Hi,

_Replace Face_ and _Extrude to Object_ tools work with faces, not edges (at least this is my understanding).

_Replace Face_

  
_Extrude to Object_ using History edition  
Extrude to whatever distance and then edit the history

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**Author:** ![pHp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@pHp](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/pHp)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-face-or-extrude-to-edge-of-other-element/35092/6 "2024-11-09T17:57:07Z")

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Start your extrusion, than go to history. Go to your desired extrusion. Expand for more options. Under the extent option switch it to the, to object option. Depending on how you project is, you might have to reselect the extrusion from the history list after changing the extent option. After you refind your extrustion in the history. It will have an error. The extrusion needs you to define the object to extrude to. Click fix and select the face you want it to go to. This well set it to the same length as the chosen face. Also if you edit the face its bound to, the extrusion will change for the new distance, without having to update it manually

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**Author:** ![JuergenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@JuergenS](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JuergenS)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-face-or-extrude-to-edge-of-other-element/35092/7 "2024-11-09T21:36:59Z")

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Ah! Got it! Thanks a lot!

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**Author:** ![danno11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b19c9b/32.png) [@danno11](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/danno11)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-face-or-extrude-to-edge-of-other-element/35092/8 "2024-11-10T17:35:15Z")

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When you use the extrude command after selecting surface you can eliminate a step by also selecting the surface you want it to match up with and pick union instead of new body.

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**Author:** ![pHp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@pHp](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/pHp)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-face-or-extrude-to-edge-of-other-element/35092/9 "2024-11-27T18:44:14Z")

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Oh wow i did not realize that is what that did, becasue its labeled union, I assumed it would create a single object from the extrusion. Thanks for the knowledge

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**Author:** ![pHp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@pHp](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/pHp)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-face-or-extrude-to-edge-of-other-element/35092/10 "2024-11-27T19:23:22Z")

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This does not accomplish the same thing as what i described. This creates one solid object. Not an extrustion locked to another objects distance.