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.\"    Manual: BRL-CAD User Commands
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.TH "SHELL" "nged" "04/13/2022" "BRL\-CAD" "BRL\-CAD User Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
shells \- Separates the specified NMG shape into its constituent shells\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBshells\fR\ 'u
\fBshells\fR [\fINMG_shape\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Separates the specified NMG shape into its constituent shells\&. Each shell is written to the database as a separate NMG object with a name of the form shell with a number appended to make the name unique\&. If the
\fINMG\fR
has only one shell, then only one new object will be created\&. This differs from the
\fBdecompose \fR
command in that
\fBdecompose\fR
will actually break the object into a number of separate shells if possible\&.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
The example shows the use of the
\fBshells\fR
command to break an NMG shape into its constituent shells\&.
.PP
\fBExample\ \&1.\ \&Break an NMG shape into its constituent shells.\fR
.PP

mged>\fBobject\&.nmg\fR
.PP
Breaks the NMG shape named
\fIobject\&.nmg\fR
into its constituent shells\&.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
BRL\-CAD Team
.SH "BUG REPORTS"
.PP
Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to
devs@brlcad\&.org
