external volume
external volume
(OP)
Hi,
I am trying to turn a part made of primarily surface bodies into a solid body so that I can do a combine>subtract to find the internal volume. When I try to fill the multiple holes in the part, I cannot select "merge result" or "form solid" which creates problems with the subtract function. What would cause these options to turn on/off?
Thanks,
Gerard
I am trying to turn a part made of primarily surface bodies into a solid body so that I can do a combine>subtract to find the internal volume. When I try to fill the multiple holes in the part, I cannot select "merge result" or "form solid" which creates problems with the subtract function. What would cause these options to turn on/off?
Thanks,
Gerard






RE: external volume
RE: external volume
Rob Stupplebeen
https://sites.google.com/site/robertkstupplebeen/
RE: external volume
RE: external volume
1. Hide any internal faces and then patch the remaining holes and then knit to form solid.
2. Piece by piece fill holes and then knit into individual solids. Then possibly merge into 1 solid.
I hope this helps.
Rob Stupplebeen
https://sites.google.com/site/robertkstupplebeen/
RE: external volume
I would just block out a solid model that's approximately the same and take the volume from there...or ask whoever you got the model from to send it in another file format.
Dan
www.eltronresearch.com
Dan's Blog
RE: external volume