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Shell Manager

Available for SOLIDWORKS Premium.

The Shell Manager improves the workflow for defining, editing and organizing multiple shell definitions of your part or assembly document. It allows for a better visualization and verification of shell properties according to type, thickness, orientation, or material.

To access the Shell Manager, click Simulation > Shells > Shell Manager .

With the Shell Manager, you can:
  • Create shell definitions from surface bodies or faces of solid bodies.
  • Assign shell properties: type (thick or thin), orientation (top or bottom face), thickness, and material.
  • Sort shells by type, thickness, or material, and apply temporary color to shells with the same thickness or material for better visualization.
  • Group shells with similar properties (type, thickness, units, and material) and propagate changes to all shells within a group.
You cannot define composite shells with the Shell Manager.

The Shell Manager provides these options:

Option Description
Faces and Surface Bodies Select faces of solid bodies or surface geometries to define them as shells.
Shell Category Assigns thin or thick shell formulation.
Shell offset Controls the position of the shell mesh. You can preview the shell thickness and the orientation of the top and bottom shell faces.
You can position the mesh on the middle, top, or bottom surface of the shell body, or on a reference surface specified at a fraction of the total thickness. The shell mesh is created at the selected surface.
Shell Material Applies the shell material. Shells with assigned material have the icon .
Thickness and Unit Specifies the shell thickness and units.
Flip Flips the top and bottom face of the shell. The bottom face of the shell is rendered in orange and the top face of the shell, in green.
Manage Groups Creates a shell group object. All shells assigned to a group have the same formulation (thick or thin), material, and thickness.
If you change any properties of a shell group, the changes propagate to all shells within the group.
Color by: Thickness or Material Renders shells with a unique color according to thickness or material. Click Show legend to view the color distribution.
Preview Offset Selected or All (Slower) Renders the thickness of the shells with the top and bottom shell faces.
Rendering of shell bodies according to their thickness (model is provided by Grantec Engineering Consultants, Inc.)


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