CAD Extrude Manifold

This modeling addon replicates the extrusion behavior found in professional CAD software, allowing users to quickly create through holes and edit geometry directly in Edit Mode. It operates by selecting one or more polygons and using the active polygon's normal to dictate the extrusion direction.

During operation, depth is visualized using an Empty object with pointer arrows. If pushed entirely through the existing mesh volume, it automatically calculates an end-to-end extrusion to create clean holes. Users can adjust the movement sensitivity on the fly using the mouse wheel, invert the vector direction, and confirm the operation with a click. The tool requires object transforms to be applied and operates best on meshes with fewer than 20,000 polygons.