# How to adjust the thickness

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-adjust-the-thickness/14734>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** segmentation\
**Created:** [November 23, 2020, 1:24am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-adjust-the-thickness/14734 "2020-11-23T01:24:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![slicer365](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/slicer365/32/67549_2.png) [@slicer365](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/slicer365)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 1:24am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-adjust-the-thickness/14734/1 "2020-11-23T01:24:30Z")

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I got a guide plate, this model is very thin, is there a way to adjust its thickness? I plan to make a guide plate for hematoma puncture and add a tube to this model.

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**Author:** ![timeanddoctor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/timeanddoctor/32/5839_2.png) [@timeanddoctor](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/timeanddoctor)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-adjust-the-thickness/14734/2 "2020-11-23T14:12:49Z")

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you should get this from the segmenteditor and there are many methods in slicercn forum ,and if you have any question about this puncture surgery you can contact me.

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-adjust-the-thickness/14734/3 "2020-11-28T04:18:23Z")

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You can make the skin surface a solid mesh (fill all internal holes) usin Wrap Solidify effect (provided by SurfaceWrapSolidify extension) and then grow a thick outer shell using Hollow effect, and finally trim it to the desired region using Scissors effect. To create the drill guide, you can position a cylinder model and when it is at the right position then import it into the segmentation. Use Logical Operators effect to puncture a hole in the thick shell, then use Hollow effect to convert it to a hollow object. You can then remove the caps using Scissors effect. It may sound that these are lot of steps but they are mostly trivial and can be automated using Python scripting.

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**Author:** ![slicer365](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/slicer365/32/67549_2.png) [@slicer365](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/slicer365)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 2:59pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-adjust-the-thickness/14734/4 "2020-11-28T14:59:52Z")

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Thank you very much ,I get success!