Creating a Shell of Uniform Thickness
You can create a uniform thickness for all the walls in the feature.
- From the Features section of the action bar, click Shell .
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In the Shell dialog box, select one of the
following:
Option Description One Way Hollows out the inside of the face.
When you click Reverse Direction , the material is added to the outside of the face. Double-click the ball handle to specify the Both Ways option.
Both Ways Hollows out the inside of the face and adds material to the outside of the face. Double-click the ball handle to specify the One Way option.
- Optional:
To hollow the entire body, click Shell Body.
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Select faces (or bodies) from the work area to hollow the selections.
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In the Thickness section, specify a wall thickness
value.
Specify the wall Thickness by entering a value or dragging the handle.
Note:The Dimension Edit Box is displayed as you sketch. Type the value for the dimension and press Enter.
- Optional:
Click
Tangent propagation to extend the shell to
all faces that are tangent to the selected face.
Tangent propagation is not available when you are shelling a body.
- Click .