# Snapping with extrusion tool

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-with-extrusion-tool/15461>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [October 21, 2021, 9:21am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-with-extrusion-tool/15461 "2021-10-21T09:21:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:** ![ilija](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ccd318/32.png) [@ilija](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ilija)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 9:21am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-with-extrusion-tool/15461/1 "2021-10-21T09:21:46Z")

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Hey there,  
is there a way to snap/align with while doing extrusions?  
Cheers and thanks

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**Author:** ![KPeter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/kpeter/32/7644_2.png) [@KPeter](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/KPeter)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 11:13am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-with-extrusion-tool/15461/2 "2021-10-21T11:13:37Z")

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Hi! Snapping between bodies while extruding is currently not possible, but you can always refine the distance between faces with the _Replace Face_ tool:

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**Author:** ![ilija](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ccd318/32.png) [@ilija](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ilija)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-with-extrusion-tool/15461/3 "2021-10-21T11:27:29Z")

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Thanks, Peter!!

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**Author:** ![eoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@eoot](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/eoot)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 12:40am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-with-extrusion-tool/15461/4 "2022-04-18T00:40:15Z")

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The extrude function works well, but a snapping function would make it perfect. The ability to snap to an edge, mid point or planar surface. I would love to see this in an update.

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**Author:** ![jb7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@jb7](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jb7)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-with-extrusion-tool/15461/5 "2022-04-18T00:58:04Z")

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When you say currently not possible is there a possibility it might someday be possible?

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**Author:** ![KPeter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/kpeter/32/7644_2.png) [@KPeter](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/KPeter)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-with-extrusion-tool/15461/6 "2022-04-19T12:48:51Z")

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We should never say never 😉

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**Author:** ![brunowerneck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/brunowerneck/32/14698_2.png) [@brunowerneck](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/brunowerneck)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-with-extrusion-tool/15461/7 "2022-04-19T15:30:43Z")

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It would be a big time saver if we could use nearby planes to set the direction of the extrusion, like third cube in the picture (attached)

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**Author:** ![KPeter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/kpeter/32/7644_2.png) [@KPeter](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/KPeter)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-with-extrusion-tool/15461/8 "2022-04-20T14:32:45Z")

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I see, and these are two additional changes. One is the direction of the extrusion, which is in the third case not perpendicular to the extruded cross-section and the second is the _Extrude To_ option. Did I get your idea?

If you wish to extrude a cross-section non-perpendicular to the normal of it, you can use the sweep tool, it needs the same reference - a direction vector - as the _Extrude Along_ option

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**Author:** ![brunowerneck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/brunowerneck/32/14698_2.png) [@brunowerneck](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/brunowerneck)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-with-extrusion-tool/15461/9 "2022-04-20T19:46:39Z")

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In my image the cube in the middle was just to show that, typically, an angled plane extrudes perpendicular to that plane. The ‘Extrude to’ option was suggested by other users. The Sweep tool is nice but I don’t always have a sketch line available. It would save time if we could get direction from existing planes or edges , similar to how it can be done with the Move tool.

Thanks for your time

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**Author:** ![welshsteve](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/welshsteve/32/16111_2.png) [@welshsteve](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/welshsteve)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-with-extrusion-tool/15461/10 "2022-04-20T20:17:58Z")

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Wow! I’ve used ‘replace face’ on many occasion but I didn’t know you could use it this way. I’ve learned something new today. Thank you! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Lugtigheid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lugtigheid](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Lugtigheid)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-with-extrusion-tool/15461/11 "2023-01-21T18:50:56Z")

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Is this already possible?  
Cause I’m just starting on Shapr3d and this is the first (big) problem that I struggling with. Looks obligatory to me otherwise it will cost an amazing amount of time to get your model right.

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**Author:** ![KPeter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/kpeter/32/7644_2.png) [@KPeter](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/KPeter)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-with-extrusion-tool/15461/12 "2023-01-31T12:11:12Z")

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Hi @Lugtigheid,  
It is possible but with the Replace Face tool only. We don’t have _Extrude To_ option yet.

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**Author:** ![WrigleyS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b782af/32.png) [@WrigleyS](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/WrigleyS)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-with-extrusion-tool/15461/13 "2023-02-01T21:17:13Z")

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Hi,

Not that this will cover all circumstances but I often use translate. Select a face to extrude, choose the translate tool and drag between the selected face and the face/edge of the object you want to aline with.

Hope that helps (if I’ve understood correctly).