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You do not have to pick a closed solid object to create a shell; open objects will work as well. Example: The object shown below is a closed solid object. Create an open object by removing the top face. This is done using the Edit > Remove Geometry function. Enter the Shell function. The …

Required Step 1 Pick a solid object. An open object may also be picked. If only one object exists, it will be automatically picked. Required Step 2 Specify open faces, shell direction, and general shell thickness. If you do not pick any open faces, the object will be hollowed only in the …

Hollow out an open or closed object. General Interaction The following is the Feature Guide for Shell.  

You can edit: the Scale feature itself (by the Feature Guide) the Scale value(s) only Note: If your changes result in a geometric impossibility, or cause problems in subsequent features, you will be warned by the Conflict Solver.   Editing the Scale by the Feature Guide Right-click on the Scale name in …

Increase/decrease the volume of an object(s) or the size of a face or sketch. Note: When creating a Non-Uniform Scale, the Automatic Preview operation may be time-consuming. A checkbox in the Preferencesenables you enable/disable the Automatic Preview option in the Feature Guide when executing the Scale function.   Non-Uniform Scale To demonstrate how to apply non-uniform shrinkage, the …

Increase/decrease the volume of an object(s) or the size of a face or sketch. Note: When creating a Non-Uniform Scale, the Automatic Preview operation may be time-consuming. A checkbox in the Preferencesenables you enable/disable the Automatic Preview option in the Feature Guide when executing the Scale function.   Uniform Scale To demonstrate how to apply uniform shrinkage, the …

Increase/decrease the volume of an object(s) or the size of a face or sketch. This function is also accessed from the Parting Guide under the name Shrink. This allows you to produce mold shrinkage You can also apply shrinkage parameters to one or more objects, open or closed. Note: When creating a Non-Uniform Scale, the Automatic Preview …

You can edit: the Round feature itself (by the Feature Guide) the rounding radius only Note: If your changes result in a geometric impossibility, or cause problems in subsequent features, you will be warned by the Conflict Solver.   Editing the Round by the Feature Guide Right-click on the Round Edge-Face name in the Feature …

Required Step 1 Select the edge from which the round will be created and the sequence of smooth edges is detected. Required Step 2 Select the face or group of faces to be rounded. Press exit when finished. Required Step 3 Set the rounding radius. The default rounding option is Trim Faces – all faces that are …

Create rounds on faces that start from a given edge or curve.   General Interaction The following is the Feature Guide for Edge-Face.