2019 MODEL PREP

[RonC.]

Is there a way to shrink or grow a boss on model with out change it location in mold prep?

I had a model created a reverse image of it to create a fixture and wanted to reduce bosses

inward to create a clearance for the part to fit on, couldn't figure how other then, removing bosses

and recreating them to size...

Now I could make said boss taller, shorter, move them copy them but couldn't shrink them.. (as offset chain)..

 

As always any help is appreciated

Ron

[Guest]

Have you tried selecting all of the perpendicular faces of the boss, then use push/pull to shrink/grow them?

 

Use Shift + Click to select all of the tangent faces

Edited September 4, 2018 by Guest

[Leon82]

Pick the sides of the boss to shrink or grow it.

 

Possibly shift or control click to pick the tangent surfaces

[RonC.]

thanks that works

[pullo]

Just use the  Solid Extrude  function. and activate  in the advanced tab "thin wall" and you will have a parametrized offset function either adding or subtracting material.