Shell a solid body

Learn how to use the Shell tool to create a thin-walled solid body by hollowing out its interior in Fusion.

1. Click Design > Solid > Modify > Shell .

   The Shell dialog displays.

2. Select a shell Type:

   • Sharp Offset: Creates sharp offset corners.
   • Rounded Offset: Creates rounded offset corners.

3. Select an object to shell:

   • Faces: In the Canvas select faces to remove to create an opening and shell the body.
   • Body: In the Browser, select a solid body to create a hollow body without removing faces.

4. In the dialog, select the Direction:

   • Inside: Offsets the faces toward the inside of the solid.
   • Outside: Offsets the faces toward the outside of the solid.
   • Both: Offsets the faces toward the inside and the outside of the solid.

5. Use the manipulator handles in the canvas, or enter exact values to specify the wall thickness:

   • Inside Thickness: Specifies the wall thickness inside the solid.
   • Outside Thickness: Specifies the wall thickness outside the solid.

6. Click OK.

Tips

• Use Rounded Offset type to create a full or partial result that you can modify with surface tools.
• In the Extrude tool, you can use the Thin Extrude type to achieve a similar result.
• Hold Ctrl (Windows) or Command (MacOS) to modify the selection set once the chamfer tool preview displays on the body in the canvas.
• Uncheck Tangent Chain to exclude tangentially connected edges when you select edges.