How to Shell a Loft Body
The Shell command does not go all the way through, that is the way it works, a shell is only open at one end, if you want it all the way through you can do something along the lines of the attached file.
It does "Shell" from the top down and the bottom up so there must be something wrong with your model, in design mode follow the steps in the History to see what I did to create the shape.
It seems that your 3rd sketch is a 3D sketch.
This does not require a 3D sketch, so I would recommend you start again from scratch with fully constrained and dimensioned 2D sketches. and then come back. Make sure you address any yellow icons in your timeline before posting 😉
@neinspam2XVWZ wrote:
Yes, 2D sketch worked, not sure why 3D wouldn't work the same.
It could work the same but is a pain to edit and adds unnecessary complexity to something very simple.
If a 2D sketch does the work there's no need to use a 3D sketch.
@neinspam2XVWZ wrote:
Yes, 2D sketch worked, not sure why 3D wouldn't work the same.
The Loft body was created and I assume Shell works on the body not the sketch. Humm weird.
Of course, the shell command works on a body. How would you shell a sketch?
@neinspam2XVWZ wrote:
Not that it would Shell a sketch, I wondered if perhaps the sketch/sketch type played a part in how the Shell function went about its business.
Ahh, no it would not.
I think the two arcs you used as rails created the problem.
But those aren't really needed. If you look at the loft options you can set the top profile from "connected" to "direction" and adjust the weight. That will likey give you what you want without the need for rails.
