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How to use shell feature on one face
silas_bastian
Member Posts: 2 ✭
First of all, I am new to Onshape. This is my second project.
I am designing a guitar body, and I want to hollow out a cavity for electronics, and the shell feature seems like the best option. The problem is shell hollows out the whole model like this.
I want it to be hollow only below the selected face. Maybe extrude is a better option? The problem with extrude was I couldn't figure out how to shrink non-proportionally so the thickness is the same around the edge of the cavity.
I am designing a guitar body, and I want to hollow out a cavity for electronics, and the shell feature seems like the best option. The problem is shell hollows out the whole model like this.
I want it to be hollow only below the selected face. Maybe extrude is a better option? The problem with extrude was I couldn't figure out how to shrink non-proportionally so the thickness is the same around the edge of the cavity.
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Axel_Kollmenter
Member Posts: 415 PRO
Welcome to Onshape
You could extrude and start with an offset of your wall thickness.Best regards,
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David_YL_Nguyen
Member, Onshape Employees Posts: 122 
Another option could be to split you body and only use the shell feature on the right half.1
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Axel Kollmenter