3 \page extruded_boss_operation_page Extruded boss
5 The <b>Extruded boss</b> operation allows you to easily add material on a \b solid by extruding a profile along the normal to its plane.
7 \image html extruded_boss_example.png
9 To produce the <b>extruded boss</b>:
12 <li>Draw the \b profile of the extrusion. It can be:
15 <li> a <a href="create_sketcher_page.html">\b Sketch </a> drawn on a planar face of the object you want to boss.</li>
17 <li> any closed edge or wire of the desired shape (circle, ellipse ...).</li>
22 <li> In the <b>Main Menu</b> select <b>Operations - > Extruded Boss</b> or click on
23 \image html extruded_boss.png </li>
25 <li> Fill in the dialog box fields:
27 \image html extruded_boss_dlg.png </li>
31 The input arguments are:
33 - The <b>initial shape</b> you want to add material on. It must be a solid or a compound made of a single solid.
35 - The \b profile. It must be a \b closed edge or wire and it must be \b planar.
37 - The \b height of extrusion. It's calculated from the <b>base profile</b> along the normal to its plane.
41 - A <b>draft angle</b> in degrees. Activated by clicking on \image html draft.png
43 The direction can be reversed by pushing the <b> Change direction </b> button: \image html change_direction.png
46 This functionality is available via the textual interface with the command:
48 \n <b>TUI Command:</b> <em>geompy.MakeExtrudedBoss(InitShape, Profile, Height, Angle),</em>