Hey Mark and Michael,

I understand the issue (in general terms) with the command. So it's not possible to have a script like the quick circle one? Having at least a script option where you can just get the same extrusion with a single click would be super useful for people like me that concept using MoI. Now you have to eyeball a similar distance if you are not keeping notes or sample the distance during the extrude which can be tricky if you have filleted the extruded volume.

The idea of a list with your last inputs sounds wonderful too. It would give you the option to use a specific set of distances that gives consistency to a model visually.

@Mark - the middle mouse button click sounds like a better idea since it would be fewer steps. I'd like to experiment with that after v4 is wrapped up.

@nameless - if you want to have some predefined extrusion distances, that is possible in the current v4 beta using the newest UI control mechanism. Set up a keyboard shortcut like this:

extrude distanceinput=10

Then when you trigger that shortcut key, it will run the extrude command and set the distance input field to 10 which will finish the command. So set up several shortcut keys with different distances for the kind of thing you're describing.

- Michael

Hi Michael,

That's golden! It will be super useful to at least have a shortcut for a fixed distance extrude spam.

Many thanks!!!

I just tried it out. It's super quick when you want to pull out surfaces on a solid. It almost changes the way you use the tool. Just pick an interesting surface pattern on a solid, point and click- if it does not work visually, undo and try something different.

I know it sounds a bit silly to be excited for something like this but it really makes a difference for me ^__^ A simple direct way to do things almost encourages you to try stuff, and experimentation (combined with refined aesthetic appreciation) is the mother of interesting form.