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>:
11 1. Draw the \b profile of the extrusion. It can be:
13 - a <a href="create_sketcher_page.html">\b Sketch </a> drawn on a planar face of the object you want to boss.
15 - any closed edge or wire of the desired shape (circle, ellipse ...).
17 2. In the <b>Main Menu</b> select <b>Operations - > Extruded Boss</b> or click on
18 \image html extruded_boss.png
20 3. Fill in the dialog box fields:
22 \image html extruded_boss_dlg.png
24 The input arguments are:
26 - The <b>initial shape</b> you want to add material on. It must be a solid or a compound made of a single solid.
28 - The \b profile. It must be a \b closed edge or wire and it must be \b planar.
30 - The \b height of extrusion. It's calculated from the <b>base profile</b> along the normal to its plane.
34 - A <b>draft angle</b> in degrees. Activated by clicking on \image html draft.png
36 The direction can be reversed by pushing the <b> Change direction </b> button: \image html change_direction.png
39 This functionality is available via the textual interface with the command:
41 \n <b>TUI Command:</b> <em>geompy.MakeExtrudedBoss(InitShape, Profile, Height, Angle),</em>