Creating a shell from solids, NURBS surfaces, and planar objects

Tool

Tool set

Shortcut

Shell Solid

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3D Modeling

Shift+G

The Shell Solid tool creates a hollow shell from a solid object or gives thickness to NURBS surfaces and planar objects. Most injection-molded plastic parts have a shell.

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Shell from a solid object

Shell from a NURBS surface

Shell from a planar object

Concept: NURBS curves and surfaces

 

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