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# DMExtrude
Extrude a `DM` object from a surface 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdm.h"          
#include "petscdmlabel.h"     
#include "petscds.h"     
PetscErrorCode DMExtrude(DM dm, PetscInt layers, DM *dme)
```
Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***dm     -*** the `DM` object
- ***layers -*** the number of extruded cell layers



## Output Parameter

- ***dme -*** the extruded `DM`, or `NULL`





## Note
If no extrusion was done, the return value is `NULL`


## See Also
 [](ch_dmbase), `DM`, `DMRefine()`, `DMCoarsen()`, `DMDestroy()`, `DMView()`, `DMCreateGlobalVector()`

## Level
developer

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/interface/dm.c.html#DMExtrude">src/dm/interface/dm.c</A>

## Implementations

<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/plex/plexextrude.c.html#DMExtrude_Plex">DMExtrude_Plex in src/dm/impls/plex/plexextrude.c</A><BR>


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