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sheet to solid

sheet to solid

sheet to solid

(OP)
How can i create a solid body from sheets without using SEW option,

RE: sheet to solid

Hi Locochava,

Depending on what you are trying to achieve a simple option might be to create a block in the centre of the part.

Then use the sheets as trim sheets to cut away the block to get your final shape.

You would probably have to use enlarge to create larger trim sheets if you need to keep associativity.

Could you explain more why you do not want to use sew?

Hope this helps

Best Regards

Dave

RE: sheet to solid

(OP)
Hi

The reason is because i have a very complex geometry and i
have a lot of sheets (8000).

thanx

RE: sheet to solid

It looks like it is going to be labor intensive however you decide to approach it.

RE: sheet to solid

Hi Locochava,

For something with 8000 sheets I would sew each region for a specific feature together.  Then possibly break it into logically areas and maybe use them to trim each solid for each area.  Ultimately uniting the solids together.  Hopefully this would give you a structure solid that is somewhat editable if you needed.

If there is no need to changes it later why would you not just sew it region by region as above and just create a single solid for what ever you need it for.  You could always remove a group/sheets and replace them individually if required.

It depends alot on what you are trying to achieve IE is this going to require regular changes or not, hopefully not?

Do you just require the solid intially then you can modify it as you like, can you give more details about the component and what are your requirements as to what you need to do with it after you have developed the solid.

This would be most helpful in determining what would be the best course of action to take as with something with this amount of geometry you need to establish you requirements clearly before you start.

Otherwise you could waste a lot of time.  Any further info you could give would really help.

Best Regards

Dave

RE: sheet to solid

(OP)


They need te solid body so the can run som FEA analysis. for now i'm stil going to SEW the sheets.

thanx Dave

RE: sheet to solid

What's the issue in regards to the number of sheets & using Sew?  You select the first (Target) sheet then window the rest to be sewn together.  The processing time may be a while, but as far as how long it takes to specify what to sew, that doesn't take much time at all.

Are you familiar with the Quilt option?  You can sew a region of sheets together, specify section & cross strings (usually the perimeter of the sewn body works well) followed by projection vector & the sheets to be approximated & UG will output a single sheet.  Simplify may also work after sewing.

Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.
www.enkei.com

RE: sheet to solid

How much trouble would it be to extract a region with the necessary sheets.  I have done this before for other things and it works quite well.

RE: sheet to solid

There's also the 'Sheets to Solid' assistant, which works well if you need to thicken the solid - worth a try if you're still having trouble.

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