Tool >> Make Volume >> Thicken

• Tool >> Make Volume >> Thicken command changes a shell into a volume, which is a completely closed shell with no boundaries, by giving a constant thickness to each face of a shell.

Step   

Execute Tool >> Make Volume >> Thicken command as follows:

1. Select Tool >> Make Volume >> Thicken from the menu or click the corresponding icon from the RP toolbar.

2. Select a shell to be thickened. ( See Shell selection )

3. The following dialog box appears.

Input the amount of thickening at the Thickness field and select Offset direction to which the shell is thickened.

Backward means the opposite direction of a face normal. Forward means the same direction as a face normal. Both means half thickness in the Backward direction and half thickness in the Forward direction.

There can have crossing faces depending on the curvature of regions. Check Try to remove crossing faces option to automatically verify and clean crossing faces. ( See Clean )

Press Preview button to see the rough result in advance.

4. Press OK to complete this command.

Note  

• When a user check Try to delete crossing faces option, several holes can be created at high curvature regions. In this case, try Tool >> Fill Holes command with other editing tools.