Is there a way to extrude an edge in Inkscape? I'm constantly having to create new shapes, align them with my existing shape by manually positioning the node co

Is there a way to extrude an edge in Inkscape? I'm constantly having to create new shapes, align them with my existing shape by manually positioning the node coordinates, and then union them. I wish I could select an edge on my path and "extrude" it like I could with an edge or face in Blender.