Creating a Shell

  1. Click the Shell tool in the Create ribbon group on the Design tab.
    Mouse over the solids in your design to highlight the faces that could be removed.
  2. (Optional) Enter a value into the dimension field to change the thickness of the shell.
    Enter a negative number to create the shell thickness from the outside of the solid.
  3. Select the face you want to remove.
    The face is removed and a shell is created. The baseline of the offset is shown in blue.
  4. (Optional) Continue clicking to remove additional faces.