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jacara90

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hi everybody, i have a problem in considering the shell thickness of an hollow cylinder: is the thickness internal or external with respect to the original 2D circle (before the extrusion)?
 
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Can be whatever. The default is 'middle' I think. Look at the offset parameter in *shell section.
 
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