Hoping someone can help me with an extrusion I need to perform on an existing mesh that I didn’t create. I basically want to create the inverse of the attached image with a 90 degree curve in the opposite direction. My plan was to extrude from the selected verts moving 90 degrees around a fixed point. Is there an easy way to know where the pivot point needs to be to get 15 segments moving to 90 degrees just like the existing piece? I can’t just invert the existing piece because it is not perfectly symmetrical. I’m pretty new to Blender so I’ll need help with the steps to move the pivot point to the right place and then the operation for the extrude. Thanks in advance for your assistance!
Hi Naticus.
If you’re wanting the radius to be the same, then you just need to know the radius of the inner most part of the original mesh. Since the outside will become the inside, you now have your pivot point’s distance from the outer most part of the mesh.
Once you have that, all you need to do is select the edges and hit E, R, Z, 6, enter. Then hit Shift+R 14 more times to complete the extrusions.
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Found the Spin tool! I went into orth mode (5) then Top down (7). Moved the cursor perpendicular to the line of verts and then clicked Spin. I set the sections to 15 and then -1 for the Z axis. I was afraid but then just went for it. :ba: Sorry for the post. Hope it will help someone in the future.
Thanks Cody. I will practice that method. I’ve got so much to learn!
Hah! I honestly didn’t know about the spin tool. And here I’ve been doing the math myself all this time to make circular extrusions. lol
You learn something new every day. 