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[Bwash]

Hi:

I am trying to build a sheet metal hand tool and it made sense to build the tool as a surface and then thicken it later. when i do the thicken comant, I am getting undesired shapes and cuts in the bodie and I was wondering if there is another way that I could build this or another command that i could use to achieve the same desired effect.

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Thank you for your help!

Bryan

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[vander]

Actually the thicken feature is working as it should, but because you have the handle feature terminating a sharp point the thicken surface is protruding through the back side.

You need to alter the handle contour at the intersection point so that it already has the desired thickness at this point or create the entire piece as extruded/lofted surface (or solidbody) and cut-extrude/trim away the areas you don't want

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