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I want to make this object hollow: But I can't make this. When I try to remove the back I get it hollow but I want to have some thickness to the walls. But I can't get the walls any thicker whatever I do. When I try to use the slice object and add walls before I remove the back face I don't get any inner wall anyway.

Suggestions?

I use the Shell tool when I want to hollow items out.

Use the Shell tool or Boolean subtract a copy of the object from itself.

Did you want it hollow and also remove the back?

spacekdet wrote:Use the Shell tool or Boolean subtract a copy of the object from itself.

Did you want it hollow and also remove the back?

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Yep, hollow and removed back.
The problem with boolean subtract is that the object doesn't really fit inside itself.

Is the 'roof' a separate object?
If not and it's all one object then I can see why boolean wouldn't work.
If they are separate, there should be no problem subtracting a slightly scaled down copy (or using shell) and then a second boolean op to cut a hole for the back.
You could also sweep the back out of the 'drill' object so that it protrudes thru the base object and boolean everything in one go- probably your best bet.

Maybe Clintonmans Normal Move Plugin for the workspace could be part of the solution. At least for the fitting inside itself part

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I ended up doing a new object that I used to make a boolean subtraction.

compPanda wrote:I ended up doing a new object that I used to make a boolean subtraction.

You can also adjust the thickness by right clicking the shell icon and adjusting the sliders up or down to increase or decrease the wall thickness.

If you want to create a hollow frame then right click the object and select all the faces and then press the shell icon to create the frame object.