Faceted body modification

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Thickening a faceted surface body

Use the Thicken tool to add thickness to a surface faceted body.

Create or import a surface faceted body.
Click the Thicken tool
Choose a thickening Direction in the options panel
and enter a thickness value in the options panel
Select the surface faceted body.
Exit the tool or Undo, change the options, and reselect the surface faceted body.

The following options are available to control thickening:

Inside	Add thickness to the inside.
Outside	Add thickness to the outside.
Thickness	Enter the thickness value in model units.
Fix intersections	Fix intersections that occur because of the thickening.