Thicken Surface
The Thicken Surface tool offsets a surface body and generates a solid body with a constant thickness.
Benefits
The Thicken Surface tool is useful for:
- Creating an object with constant thickness
- Creating a sheet metal part
How to Use
How to generate a constant wall thickened feature from a surface body
Options in Detail
Select Entities
- Surface Bodies – Selects a surface body.
- Thickness – Specifies a thickness value.
Direction
- Direction 1 – The default positive direction to thicken.
- Direction 2 – The opposite, negative direction from Direction1.
- Both – Thickens in both directions.