Transforming a closed surface to a solid body
Transforming a closed surface to a solid body
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Hi there,
I have been trying to transform a closed surface to a solid body with the stitch command and got no success. I couldn't make it work. So I thought there was maybe a tolerance problem with my closed surface so I tried the same with a very simple cylinder surface caped at both end via the "bounded" command, but again It didn't work. I am getting a stitched and closed surface but never in the process Solid Edge ask me if I want to transform in a solid?
Maybe there is a configuration I have to do? Can you help me on this?
Thanks
I have been trying to transform a closed surface to a solid body with the stitch command and got no success. I couldn't make it work. So I thought there was maybe a tolerance problem with my closed surface so I tried the same with a very simple cylinder surface caped at both end via the "bounded" command, but again It didn't work. I am getting a stitched and closed surface but never in the process Solid Edge ask me if I want to transform in a solid?
Maybe there is a configuration I have to do? Can you help me on this?
Thanks





RE: Transforming a closed surface to a solid body
You may also include what version your using, what environment you are in (Ordered or Synchronous) and maybe attach the file you are having issues with.
Ken G.
http://grundey.blogspot.com
RE: Transforming a closed surface to a solid body
The little bit of surfacing I did to get a solid from a surface shell I extruded a protrusion bigger than my shell then Boolean subtracted the surface shell from it. You can then use thin wall if required.
However, this is V19 and I'm no surfacing expert.
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
RE: Transforming a closed surface to a solid body
Ken G.
http://grundey.blogspot.com
RE: Transforming a closed surface to a solid body
..."Take what you have done and re-apply the stitch command. Then select "stitch" from the feature tree, right click and select "attach", then select "add". This will give you a solid."...
It worked beautifully. But still don't know why sometimes it does work without having to do the above extra steps?