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SolidEdge Surfacing Newbie: Please Help

SolidEdge Surfacing Newbie: Please Help

SolidEdge Surfacing Newbie: Please Help

(OP)
Please can anyone help?

I am designing the arm of a chair using SE V18. The part is complex and calls for sweeping cross sections using guide curves. Because the blueSurf command gave me the best results, half of the part has been modelled using the bluesurf command with CLOSED END CAPS - Problem is the blueSurf command DOES NOT give me a real solid even though it looks like a solid and the ends are closed.

Question 1:
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Why does the blueSurf command not create an exportable solid body even though I used the "closed end caps" option to create a solid body??? I really don't understand. Can someone please explain? please note that half my model was created using the solid sweeping commands and the other half blueSurf.

Question 2:
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Now half my model is a real solid and the other half is a Bluesurf "solid" with closed ends. How do I turn the BlueSurf part of my model into a true solid? there are no edges to stitch since the ends are well..closed???

Here is what I tried to get a complete solid:
For the blueSurf section of my part, I used the bluesurf commands to generate additional cross sections so that I could get the desired result using the Sweeping commands from the Solid tool menu - since this gives me a true solid. No matter what I try now, Solidedge will not create the sweep using the same curves and cross sections that work with the BlueSurf command??? go figure! I'm stuck! I can't get a solid. Can anyone help? The rest of the project is easy but this is really holding me up.

Thanks in advance.




 

















 

RE: SolidEdge Surfacing Newbie: Please Help

Have you done the surfacing tuturial?

With any of the surfacing tools you are creating just that, surfaces, not solid bodies.

There is I believe more than one approach to create a solid from those surfaces.

One way is to create a solid block and use boolean operation with your surfaces to remove part of it that you don't want.

The way you describe it as a project, is it homework?  If so maybe your tutor or someone can help.

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RE: SolidEdge Surfacing Newbie: Please Help

(OP)
I used a boolean operation. Thanks for your help. Not homework but a commercial design and build project.

Thanks again!  

RE: SolidEdge Surfacing Newbie: Please Help

The other way is to stitch the surfaces together.
This should produce a solid body if there are no gaps.

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