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Select a plane in the menu panel to the left. Click the Sketch tab above the menu panel to the left. Click Sketch in the upper-left corner to create a new sketch. Use the drawing tools in the menu bar at the top to create a sketch. Click Exit Sketch in the upper-left corner when you are finished.
Create a sketch of a shape with a closed path. Click the sketch to select it. Click the Features tab. Click Extrude boss/base in the upper-left corner. Enter how many units you want to extrude the sketch next to the icon that says “D1” in the menu panel to the left. Click the checkmark icon at the top of the menu panel to the left to extrude the object.
If you don’t see the “Wrap” button, click the “Features” tab.
Emboss: This raises the sketch from the face of the 3D object. Deboss: This indents the sketch into the face of the 3D object. Scribe: This creates an imprint of the sketch on the face of the 3D object.
Analytical: This wraps the sketch into any planar or non-planar surface. Spline Surface: This method wraps the sketch unto any surface, but it cannot wrap a sketch into a model.
If you want to reverse the direction of the emboss or deboss, click the checkbox that says “Reverse Direction” below the box where you enter the thickness of the emboss or deboss.
