Loft makes a "full solid" when I'd like a shell

[Nickduino]

I'd like to get sort of a shell: four walls (with a thicknes) but no top and no bottom. How should I do that?

I've found a workaround by using loft a second time but I hoped I could do it in only one action. The workaround will, at least, show you what end result I was expecting:

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/1c369bc1-d6d3-4f0f-9247-175c72f6b8ad

[TheCADWhisperer]

The inner rectangles are not needed. (extra work)

Loft outer rectangles and then Shell. (same as in other MCAD softwares)

[Nickduino]

This works only if the thickness of the shell is constant

[TheCADWhisperer]

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@Nickduino wrote:

This works only if the thickness of the shell is constant

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In that case - if - Loft of multiple closed loops could give you wall thickness, would a single Loft return non-uniform wall thickness?

Can you give more information about your true Design Intent?

Can you File>Export and then Attach your *.f3d file here?

Can you link to images of designs that are similar to your Design Intent?

[jeff_strater · Accepted solution]

Fusion does not do "hollow loft" like you want (assuming you don't want uniform wall thickness).  Instead, you have to do this as two lofts - a solid loft of the outer boundaries, and another Cut loft of the inner.

[Nickduino]

Thanks, Jeff. What I did, basically.

+TheCADWhisperer Since I got my answer, the topic is closed for me but I can make a file if you want. Tell me

[Anonymous]

(I'm a newbie.) Isn't there a command like "shell" that will hollow stuff out, or "thicken"?   Basically, I don't want to change the radius (etc) for making it thicker to accommodate a 3D printer

[chrisplyler]

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@Anonymous wrote:

(I'm a newbie.) Isn't there a command like "shell" that will hollow stuff out, or "thicken"?   Basically, I don't want to change the radius (etc) for making it thicker to accommodate a 3D printer

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Yes, but both the Shell command AND the Thicken command only allow for a constant thickness. If you want anything that varies, you'll have to do an exterior loft followed by an interior loft (or whatever operations give you the variation that you need).