CEU4 - Editing Shell Feature V8i vs Editing Shell Feature CE

As an alternative workflow rather, you could place two solids, one to represent the solid and the other for the cut.

Then use the Boolean Difference Feature tool to subtract the cut from the solid.

Once this is done you can use the Element Selection tool to select the solid and then its cutting solid. The handles can then be manipulated to reflect the required distance / direction required ( a specific value can be entered using accudraw ).

Hi Carl,

Thanks for your answer. It might work for simple solids (like my example) but,

I have a much more complex solid which is driven by a parametric 2D profile.

And at this solid I need different thicknesses of the faces.

For this case it was very easy useful in V8i to be able to change the thickness of the faces.

Will this change possibility be added in a future release?

Regards,

Christian

Would the ' Modify Solid ' tool not work in this instance ?

Hi Carl,

Yes of course, this is a possible way.
My intention always is to minimize the numbers of Features as much as possible.

But what about my first point, to add another open face to an existing Shell Feature?
Is this possible in any way?

Thanks,
Christian

I have filed Defect/Enhancement 658043 to have the ability to open any selected face using the Modify Solid tool as shown in this example it will not open all faces of an extruded profile that has been thin shelled.