Well I tried it and it works perfectly. If you own Maya 8, try it out. It will save you so much time.

No Problem. I was kind of shocked that I haven't heard more complaints about this problem on other forums. I will let you know if I get it to work.

Well I think I found the solution!!! I am going to try this when I get home!!

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When using the extrude tool in Maya 8 my manipulator will snap itself to the center of the world instead of the center of the selection when I go world space. Thus, the work flow is painfully long...