How do I use the shell option in SolidWorks?

How does the Shell feature work in Solidworks?

The shell tool hollows out a part, leaves open the faces you select, and creates thin-walled features on the remaining faces. If you do not select any face on the model, you can shell a solid part, creating a closed, hollow model. You can also shell a model using multiple thicknesses.

What does the Shell feature do?

The Shell feature hollows out the inside of the solid, leaving a shell of a specified wall thickness. It lets you specify a surface or surfaces that you want to remove from the shell.

Why can’t I shell solidworks?

Shell fails because the shell thickness setting exceeds the minimum radius of curvature for the model. Some three-sided surfaces do not shell properly because of problems solving shells at the vertex. Shells can fail when swept cuts using an existing model edge produce small faces along the resultant edge.

How do you use a multi thickness shell?

Shell with Multi-Thickness Faces

1. Click in Multi-thickness Faces , then select the faces in the graphics area for which you want to set a thickness that is different from the Thickness under Parameters.
2. Select a face in Multi-thickness Faces , then set Multi-thickness(es) to set the thickness for the selected face.

How do you shell extrusion in Solidworks?

Add an extrude feature to the bottom face of the model to increase the thickness around the area that failed. To create the shell, remove the faces of the extrude feature and the original bottom face of the model. Search ‘Shell – Add an Extrude Feature’ in the SOLIDWORKS Knowledge Base.

What is fillet in Solidworks?

Fillet/Round creates a rounded internal or external face on the part. You can fillet all edges of a face, selected sets of faces, selected edges, or edge loops.

How do you fill a hollow part in SolidWorks?

To create a filled surface, click Filled Surface on the Surfaces toolbar, or click Insert > Surface > Fill, set the PropertyManager options, and click OK .

How do I create a shell feature in Creo?

Click Model > Shell. The Shell tab opens. A default thickness is applied to the inside of all the surfaces, creating a “closed” shell, and displays the preview geometry. The default thickness value is displayed in the graphics window and in the Thickness box on the Shell tab.

What is a shell extrusion?

An extruded shell feature with draft and one with twist. You define the draft angle for an extrusion with draft or the center of twist and the pitch (the extrusion distance in which a 360° twist occurs) for an extrusion with twist. Select ShapeShellExtrude from the main menu bar to create this type of feature.