Shell Tool

The Shell feature has been enhanced to allow a surface with neighboring tangent surfaces to be removed, and or have a different thickness value than the default.  This improvement allows for greater flexibility when creating parts that need to be hollow.

1. Set Working Directory to CORE_DESIGN
2. Open  shell.prt.

3. Select Shell Tool .
4. Select the end surfaces shown below, as the surfaces to remove during the feature creation.

5. Enter .5 as the overall thickness.
6. Select Complete Feature  to Finish creating the shell feature in the model.
7. Select the View Manager  on the top tool bar.
8. Select the Xsec tab in the view manager, then RMB on the cross section named shell, and choose Visibility as shown below.

9. Spin the model and take a look at the geometry that was removed during the shell.  Investigate the section in the model.
10. With the shell feature selected, RMB > Edit Definition.
11. Hold RMB and select the Non-Default Thickness option, then select the surfaces on the opposite end of the model as shown below, and change their thickness to .1

12. Select Complete Feature  to Finish the edit definition.

The cross-section will not update until the feature is completed.

13. Spin the model and take a look at the change just made to the wall thickness in the model.  Investigate the section in the model.

14. Window > Close .

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