Offsetting all surfaces to represent paint
Offsetting all surfaces to represent paint
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I have a model of a door. I would like to offset all surfaces by 0.5mm to represent painting the door, this would create a new solid model which I could put into an assembly and then I could define components from the painted door.
How would I do this? Is it a good idea?
Thanks in advance, Chris.
How would I do this? Is it a good idea?
Thanks in advance, Chris.






RE: Offsetting all surfaces to represent paint
One method could be to create a zero-offset surface from the faces to be painted, and then thicken that surface to represent the paint. Make sure the Merge option is not selected.
RE: Offsetting all surfaces to represent paint
A few years ago I sent a suggestion to SW to add a feature to add paint or any other type of material to a surface. It would help with tolerances and FEA, for example.
Chris
SolidWorks 09 SP4.1
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RE: Offsetting all surfaces to represent paint
What to do about the missing face? Copy it (zero offset) before deleting, then knit the offset to the original surface body.
RE: Offsetting all surfaces to represent paint
RE: Offsetting all surfaces to represent paint
RE: Offsetting all surfaces to represent paint
Matt Lorono
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