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Thicken command won't select any face in any component or body.

gee.moe
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Thicken command won't select any face in any component or body.

gee.moe
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I opened a couple designs and numerous Components/bodies and can not select any face or chain of faces to use thicken.  Even a simple washer has nothing selectable when hovering over bodies and faces.

I have used thicken before in surface mode and (I'm sure) in solid mode.

The component is not locked or unselectable.

Using the personal-use version.

Thanx

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jhackney1972
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Check your Selection Filters, be sure they are all selected.  They are in the upper right of the menu bar.

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gee.moe
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Yes Sir they are.  Oddly shell works and faces are selectable but still nothing in thicken. Thicken in surface mode works

Thanx J

 

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jeff_strater
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@gee.moe - Thicken ONLY works on surface bodies.  That is its intended usage:  to turn a surface body into a solid with some thickness.  Use Offset Faces in the Solid tool set to "thicken" a solid body (meaning: add material to a set of selected faces in a solid)

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Jeff Strater
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gee.moe
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Offset faces is a bit more work but a great solution.  I wanted to thicken to make clearance in body to body fit in 3d printing.

Appreciate the help!

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