extrude boss from another feature

[p2000]

Hello,

I was trying to extrude boss the end result of another feature, as example: after having a revolved boss with thin layer, it gives a solid cylinder with wall thickness 20 mm.
if i want to extrude this wall around the cylinder for 50 mm, it opens a new sketch for me to draw and i just want to use what i have coz sometimes its a complicated curve that will not exactly fit on the exsiting one.
Is there a way to specify to use the existing wall instead of let me draw a new scetch?

Thanks

 

[TheTick]

"Convert Entities"

 

[handleman]

No, you can't use the existing wall directly to create a new feature. You can, however, use "Convert Entities" to easily recreate the edge geometry in a new sketch.

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

 

[p2000]

Thanks for the reply,

I used Convert Entities but i thought that there is another way to do it.

Thanks again

 

[rollupswx]

>I was trying to extrude boss... ...i want to extrude this wall around the cylinder...

Sounds like a revolve feature rather than extrude, but if it is extrude you might be able to use Insert>Face>Move without having to create a sketch.

 

[fcsuper]

Move face might be easier and have better conservation of features.

Matt Lorono
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources
Co-moderator of Solidworks Yahoo! Group
and Mechnical.Engineering Yahoo! Group

 

[TheTick]

Why can't you just change the size of your original boss instead of scabbing on another feature?