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Need help with shelling a model

Need help with shelling a model

Need help with shelling a model

(OP)
Hello,

I am creating an airplane (Cessna 152) in solidworks in order to print it on a 3D printer. I would like to cut down material by shelling out the model, but I am having a tough time trying to figure out how whats wrong with it, (I'm not sure if its due to the loft's, or radius's I have).
I have attached the file to look at. Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you!

-alitahl

RE: Need help with shelling a model

Are you getting an error message? Is it a multi-body part?

Jeff Mirisola
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RE: Need help with shelling a model

I'm not sure if my suggestion will work for you. But I would try to scale the solid down x percent, then create an offset surface of zero. Thicken the surface to closely offset the scale. Then hide or delete body the solid. This might make shell ( depending on the minimum radii required. )

RE: Need help with shelling a model

You need to Shell before the prop and any other small features.
or
your RP software should have an option for sparse (honeycomb) fill to cut down on material consumption.
What brand of machine are you printing on?

RE: Need help with shelling a model

(OP)
I am using solidworks2010, I'm afraid i've got a little ahead of myself and started adding the fillets, and should of shelled before hand. I'm not sure on the model of printer that's getting used.

RE: Need help with shelling a model

I agree you can let the RP software do the honeycomb for you.
You can also cut the part into sections and then shell them.

Chris
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RE: Need help with shelling a model

Quote:

I'm afraid i've got a little ahead of myself and started adding the fillets, and should of shelled before hand.

Roll up the history tree to an appropriate location, shell the model and then drag it back down.
SolidWorks is a history based modeler that allows you to go back in history (within reason) and add features you forgot.

RE: Need help with shelling a model

...thus the origin of my screen name - a tip to roll up the history tree
rollupswx

RE: Need help with shelling a model

(OP)
Thank you, going back in the history tree worked out perfectly!

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