Help extruding

[Mason Dixon]

I am getting the error message 'Path curve is coplanar with or tangent to the plane of the profile curve.

Unable to extrude the selected object.'

when I try an extrude this shape around this rectangular shape below.

 

[SLW210]

Try _SWEEP

[Mason Dixon]

thanks, so much easier

[Mason Dixon]

another quick question....whats a good way to divide this into segments, I'll be needing to put 3/8 mortar joints in between the segments

[SLW210]

Try _SLICE

[CADguy209]

i was able to extrude along the rectangular path with out any problem...hhhhhmmmm....

 

You might want to use the slice command? Not knowing what your finished model is supposed to be it may be easier to do this as indiviual solids as opposed to one large one that you will break up later.