Remove material from a part to produce a cavity of constant wall thickness with the option to remove zero faces (hollow) to many faces of the part (shell).

In the Feature toolbar:

Feature toolbar with Shell feature icon highlighted

Remove material from a part to produce a cavity of constant wall thickness with the option to remove zero faces (hollow) to many faces of the part (shell).

The Shell feature allows you to remove material from a part to produce a cavity of constant wall thickness with the option to remove zero faces (hollow) to many faces of the part (shell).

Click the Shell feature tool on the Part Studio toolbar. Click on the part face or faces to remove. The rest of the part is hollowed out, forming a shell. Enter a value in the Shell thickness field to set the thickness of the part walls. By default, the shell is formed inside the part face. Click the Opposite direction arrow to form the shell outside the part face.

Optionally, check Hollow and select the part in the graphics area to shell (hollow) the part without removing any faces. Click the green checkmark to accept the new shell. To view the hollow part, click the Camera and render options dropdown, and select Section view. Then select a Section plane, in this case the front of the part. As you move the manipulator arrow, the hollow center is revealed.

  1. Click Shell feature tool icon.

    Shell dialog

  2. With focus on the Faces to shell field of the dialog, click on the part face or faces to remove. (The rest of the part will be hollowed out, forming a shell.)

    Optionally, check the Hollow box to shell (hollow) the part without removing any faces:

  3. In the numeric value field, enter a value for the thickness of the part wall.

    A hollowed-out part will show edges when displayed with Hidden edges visible:

    Example using Shell tool with the Hidden edges visible context menu option highlighted

  4. Click Accept checkmark icon.

The direction arrows next to the numeric field in the dialog allow you to select whether to create the shell wall by using the part face as the inside of the shell or the outside of the shell.

Remove material from a part to produce a cavity of constant wall thickness with the option to remove zero faces (hollow) to many faces of the part (shell).

Steps

  1. Tap Shell tool.

    Shell feature tool icon

    Shell dialog

  2. Optionally, toggle Hollow to shell (hollow) the part without removing any faces.
  3. Select Faces to remove. The part face or face you select is removed and the rest of the part is hollowed out, forming a shell.
  4. Specify Shell thickness. The thickness of the part wall.
  5. Optionally, toggle to switch to the Opposite direction.
  6. Tap the checkmark.

Example

Example of a part before the Shell tool is applied

Example of a part after the shell tool is applied

Remove material from a part to produce a cavity of constant wall thickness with the option to remove zero faces (hollow) to many faces of the part (shell).

Steps

  1. Tap Shell tool.

    Shell tool icon

    Example of Shell dialog

  2. Optionally, toggle Hollow to shell (hollow) the part without removing any faces.
  3. Select Faces to remove. The part face or face you select is removed and the rest of the part is hollowed out, forming a shell.
  4. Specify Shell thickness. The thickness of the part wall.
  5. Optionally, toggle to switch to the Opposite direction.
  6. Tap the checkmark.

Example

Example of a part before the Shell tool is applied

Example of a part after the Shell tool is applied