SE v20 surface model to solid part problem

[malongin]

Hi everybody! Does someone know if Solid Edge V20 have a tool for converting surface model to solid model which is solid entirely under the surface model? I have tried the Thicken –tool but it only makes “thin walls” inside the surface. I tried also Replace face –tool for solid protrusion (Replacing solid faces to look like surface faces) but that won´t work either. I know that some programs have the feature/tool which fills the surface model inside (for example CATIA has this feature) but is this missing from Solid Edge V20? Many thanks for your help!

 

[KENAT]

No it's not missing, just done a bit different, look at Boolean operations.

Sometimes you have to protrude a 'block' then subtract the surface shape from it.

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[beachcomber]

If the surfaces form a fully enclosed box, you can use the stitch command to unite them into a solid.

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