Hi Pilou, 
> That was not yet possible with the offset shell function? 
 
Shell is related but not the same - shell hollows out the entire object.
 
Like for example with this selection:
  
Shell hollows out the entire object and leaves those as openings, producing this result:
  
Shell produces a "thin wall" object.
 
An Inset on the other hand, does not go through the whole object and instead produces a result that is localized to those faces:
  
    - Michael  
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