In some cases, faces can:
- Offset more than the minimum radius of curvature
- Offset into other faces
- Be eliminated
The SolidWorks software identifies these special cases and solves the topology required to avoid self-intersecting faces.
These exceptions occur mostly when using analytic faces.
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Minimum radius of curvature: 5mm
Shell thickness: 10mm
Exceptions:
- Shell thickness exceeds the minimum radius of curvature.
- Faces offset into other faces.
- Filleted faces are eliminated in the shell.
Functionality:
- Self-intersecting faces that are normally created by offsetting the filleted faces are ignored and the adjacent faces are trimmed to create a new edge.
- Eliminating the filleted faces reduces the number of faces in the shell compared to the part.
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Minimum radius of curvature: 4mm
Shell thickness: 5mm
Exception: Shell thickness exceeds the minimum radius of curvature.
Functionality: Some elliptical geometry permits shells that exceed the minimum radius of curvature. The faces are internally split into separate faces to permit this exception.
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