Hi all,

I'm beginning to learn Maya and am using Introducing Autodesk Maya 2014 by Dariush Derakhshani. Part of the exercise I'm following is all about building models using poly shapes and the extrude tool, and towards the end of the exercise the author lets the reader try to figure out how to continue building the model without step-by-step instructions.

So my question is this. I've attached an image with a red oval around it showing where I'm a little confused. Is it possible to create the smaller cube using only the Extrude tool? My solution was to create a new poly cube separate from the rest of the catapult arm.

Thanks in advance.