More about Thin Solids

When creating pads, pockets and stiffeners, you can add thickness to both sides of their profiles. The resulting features are then called thin solids.

The following are discussed:

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Creating Thin Solids

Thin Options

Using the Thin Pad options available from the Pad, Pocket and Stiffener Definition dialog boxes, you can extrude profiles from networks.

Thickness 1 and Thickness 2 are defined.

Merge Ends:

Merge Ends trims extrusions to existing material.

Keep in mind that the creation order of the different elements constituting the profile never affects the resulting extrusion.

If you decide to use the Up to Plane or Up to Surface options, the Merge ends capability is not available.

How Extrusions are Trimmed

In the following example, the network goes beyond the edges of the 3D shape.

The initial profile is made of two intersecting lines.

The application trims extrusions to the faces of the pocket.