2009

Autodesk Inventor provides a precise shell feature. If a precise solution does
not exist and approximation is enabled, an approximation is attempted.
Start with a single feature, a part, or a part in an assembly.
Workflow overview: Create a shell feature
1 For this exercise, create a simple block or cube.
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After you extrude the sketch profile, click the Shell tool.
3 In the graphics window, select the face or faces to remove.
4 On the Shell dialog box, click one of the three direction buttons, Inside,
Outside, or Both, to specify the direction of the shell from the surface of
the selected face.
5 Enter a value for the face thickness.
6 Click OK.
This time, create a shell feature with varying shell thicknesses.
Workflow overview: Create a shell feature with varying thicknesses
1 Select the shell feature in the browser, and then press the Delete key.
2 Click the Shell tool, and then select the faces to remove.
3 On the Shell dialog box, click a direction button (Inside, Outside, or Both)
to specify the direction of the shell from the surface of the selected face.
4 Enter a value for the face thickness.
5 Click the More button in the Shell dialog box.
6 Select Click to Add, and then select a face and enter a specific shell
thickness for it.
In Unique Face Thickness, enter a value that is different from the value
for the main shell thickness.
7 Click OK to create the shell.
Close the file without saving or save the file with a new name to preserve
the original data file.
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