Thickness¶
To create a Thickness or a Hollowed Solid in the active part:
select in the Main Menu Features - > Thickness item or
click
Thickness button in the toolbar
Two Thickness algorithms are:
make a thickness of a shell or a face
make a hollowed solid
Thickness of a shell or a face¶
Thickness property panel¶
Input fields:
Shape defines the base shape (shell or face) selected in 3D OCC viewer or object browser;
Distance defines the thickness value. Negative values are not allowed;
Thicken towards the inside check box defines the thickening direction;
TUI Command:
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model.addThickness(Part_doc, shape, dist, isInside)¶ - Parameters
part – The current part object.
object – A shape in format model.selection(TYPE, shape).
real – Thickness value.
boolean – Inside/outside direction flag.
- Returns
Created object.
Hollowed solid¶
Hollowed Solid property panel¶
Input fields:
Shape defines the base shape (solid) selected in 3D OCC viewer or object browser;
Distance defines the thickness value. Negative values are not allowed;
Faces to remove defines the faces of the base solid, where the hole is done;
Thicken towards the inside check box defines the thickening direction;
TUI Command:
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model.addHollowedSolid(Part_doc, shape, dist, faces, isInside)¶ - Parameters
part – The current part object.
object – A shape in format model.selection(“SOLID”, shape).
real – Thickness value.
objects – Faces of the solid in format [model.selection(“FACE”, shape), …].
boolean – Inside/outside direction flag.
- Returns
Created object.
