solid editing , need help
solid editing , need help
(OP)
I have a solid object (imported from a step file) with a .375" diameter cut thru. I need to remove or "plug" that hole.
When I simply "plug" the hole and UNION the 2 solids together. I can visually see where the plug is.
Is there a preferred method of removing holes? Or is there a way to remove the lines after UNION.
Any help would be appreciated !!
Thanks
When I simply "plug" the hole and UNION the 2 solids together. I can visually see where the plug is.
Is there a preferred method of removing holes? Or is there a way to remove the lines after UNION.
Any help would be appreciated !!
Thanks





RE: solid editing , need help
A quick solution might be to create a block bigger in every direction that the part you already have then combine it with your current solid using the intersection of the two parts to create a new solid with a single surface.
Also, try looking in help for 'stitching' surfaces.
Fawkes
RE: solid editing , need help
since you imported it from another (step) file, you cant just delete the hole can you?
nick
RE: solid editing , need help
When importing "step" files from other systems. MDT 6.0 only recognizes the object as 1 solid. Therefore if you select the hole, it would delete the whole solid.
"STEP" translation is preferred for solid data..... and "IGES" is preferred for surface and wireframe. I haven't had much success with solid translations from IGES. Not sure how much experience you have with importing/exporting.
FYI. my solution to the "hole" problem, was to create surface data from the solid and untrim the surface boundry for the old hole. Then i was able to recreate the solid (from surface) and subtrated the new hole.
Lots of foot work, but at least my geometry is accurate, and looks correct now.