Remove CAD Faces from Shell

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Summary

This custom block takes a CAD Body and multiple CAD faces and will shell the body, removing those faces from the shell.

Field	Value
ID	`remove-cad-faces-from-shell`
Type	Block
Author	nTop
Version	1.0.0
nTop Version	5.43+
Domain	Geometry
Complexity	Beginner
Tags	`remove`, `cad`, `faces`, `shell`, `hollow`, `open-shell`
License	MIT
Verified	Yes

This custom block takes a CAD Body and multiple CAD faces and will shell the body, removing those faces from the shell.

Clone this repo or copy the package folder into your nTop workspace:

git clone https://github.com/nTopology/Utilities.git

The package lives at packages/ntop/remove-cad-faces-from-shell/.

Name	Type	Description
`CAD body`	brep	The CAD body to be shelled.
`Faces to remove`	list<brep_face>	Where there will be an opening in the shell
`Tolerance`	Scalar	Used for converting the CAD body to an implicit body.
`Thickness`	Scalar Field	Shell Thickness

Name	Type	Description
`Shelled Part`	Implicit Body	Boolean intersect the thickened remaining faces with the implicit body to remove excess.

MIT.