Create shell feature

1. On the ribbon, click 3D Model tab Modify panel Shell .
2. Click Remove Faces, and select the faces to remove in the graphics window. If multiple tangent faces are highlighted with a single selection, and this selection is not ideal, clear the check box for the Automatic Face Chain option before selecting.
3. Click Solids if available in a multi-body part file to choose the participating solids.
4. Click a direction button to specify the direction of the shell offset from the surface of the selected face (inside, outside, or both).
5. Enter the default face thickness.
6. To change how approximate shelling solutions are computed, click the More tab.
   • To prevent approximate shelling, clear the Allow approximation check box.
   • To determine where the deviation is distributed, click the arrow to select from the list.
   • To specify the accuracy of the computation, select the appropriate option. If Specify tolerance is selected, enter a tolerance in the box.
7. To change the thickness of a specific shell face, click More.
8. Click in the row, then select one or more faces.
9. In the Thickness box, enter the face thickness.

   Continue to change face thickness, as needed.

10. Click OK.
11. If an approximation is used, click OK in the message box to accept the results or Edit to return to the Shell dialog box More tab.

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Tip: To reset a shell face to its original thickness, click in the Thickness box for that face, then press Delete.