TYPE: SOP
TITLE: PolyExtrude SOP

PolyExtrude is intended for extruding polygonal faces and edges. A local space
is computed for the geometry and a symmetry is maintained between the local 
spaces of the different entities.  The local z-axis is always oriented along
the normal of the entity.  For example, to extrude one unit along a face's
normal, set the Translation z field in the Local tab to 1.


Parameters:

    Group                - Geometry to extrude.

Local
    Transformation Order - Order in which to apply local transformation.   /lrst
    Rotation Order       - Order in which to apply local rotations.        /lxyz
    Translation          - Local xyz translation.                 /ltx /lty /ltz
    Rotate               - Local xyz rotation.                    /lrx /lry /lrz
    Scale                - Local xyz scale.                       /lsx /lsy /lsz
    Inset                - Amount by which to inset the face, on edges this
                           parameter is treated as an addition to x scale./inset
    Symmetry Axis        - Sets the local axis of the first face that is used to
                           mirror the extrusion.

Global
    Transformation Order - Order in which to apply global transformation.  /grst
    Rotation Order       - Order in which to apply global rotations.       /gxyz
    Translation          - Global xyz translation.                /gtx /gty /gtz
    Rotate               - Global xyz rotation.                   /grx /gry /grz
    Scale                - Global xyz scale.                      /gsx /gsy /gsz

Options
    Divisions            - Number of divisions along the side of extrusion./divs
    Output Front         - Toggle whether or not to output a front face, 
                           ignored for edges.
    Output Back          - Toggle whether or not to output a back face, 
                           ignored for edges.
    Output Side          - Toggle whether or not to output side faces.
    Remove Zero Area Sides - When on, sides that are degenerate are removed.  Such
                           sides can result from an extrusion that scales but
                           does not translate.
    Remove Shared Sides  - When on, extruded sides that lie one on another are
                           removed.  Such sides can result from global
                           extrusion of adjacent faces.
    Consolidate Points   - 
	None             - No points are consolidated.
	Per-Face         - Points created by each face are consolidated.
	All              - All new points are consolidated.

Group
    Output Groups        - When on, primitives groups are exported.
    Front Group          - Name of group in which to place front faces.
    Back Group           - Name of group in which to place back faces.
    Side Group           - Name of group in which to place side faces.

See Also: Extrude
