3D Shells

Creating 3D Shells



Flash Example

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Creating a shell




You can create a shell as connected offset patches and selected original patches. Sheet metal parts can be created initially as shells. See Offset Patches – Thick Shells. In this example, the patches for offset are selected by the option “All except detected”. Otherwise, you have to click each patch separately.


Creating a solid as a shell pattern


Selecting patches


Shell thickness definition


Result


Editing 3D Shells



Flash Example

Cannot start flash properly.

Editing a shell




You can edit either the shell thickness or the shape of the shell pattern solid. In this example, thickness is edited separately.


Selecting a shell for thickness change


Selecting fillets of the shell to be changed


Changing dimensions of the box creating base of the shell pattern


Changed shell