AutoCAD Inventor :: Convert Surface To Solid

Jan 28, 2010

Is there any way to convert a surface to solid?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Convert Surface To Solid Model / Turn Off Yellow Edges In Surface Model

Mar 4, 2008

We received a surface model from a vendor that I have patched up as best I can, it still has one hole that I can find that I haven't been able to fill. Ideally we would like to have a solid model, but I'm running out of time to get this done and the surface model we have would be good enough for our purposes IF I can get the yellow surface tangent lines to turn off or change their color to black.

I've attached a jpg of the surface model with the yellow lines and uploaded the model here: [URL].....

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Convert Surface Model Pump To Solid Model?

Oct 4, 2011

Am trying to convert this pump into solid ?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Convert Surface Model Into Solid Model?

Jan 15, 2013

My problem today is that I made a Model of a Part of a ship using surfaces rather than solids because the engineer thought it would be easier to bring into ANSYS program for analysis but he is now having a problem with it and I am looking into converting my current model to solid. I can do it but the method I thought of using is quite long winded and we are working to a tight deadline.

1.open up the surface part

2.use "Offset/Thicken"

3.any clashes between parts make a sketch and cut away.

the problem is the amount of plates I have and the time it takes to sort them out.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: How To Convert Surface Body In Solid Body

Mar 8, 2012

How can I convert a surface body in a solid body?

I attach my file.

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AutoCad 3D :: Convert Surface To Solid Possible?

Mar 3, 2013

Is it possible to convert surface into solid in AutoCAD 2002?

For example, can I convert these five surfaces into a solid pyramid?

If yes, what is the step to do it?

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AutoCAD 2010 :: Convert Surface To Solid From Igs

Jul 29, 2013

i have recived an igs fle which i imported into auticad 2012.when imported the and saved as an .dwg the model is in surfaces, im looking to convert the surface to solid so i can export the file as an .stl for 3d printing. is it possible to convert this?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Surface Into A Solid

Jan 17, 2011

Is there a easy way to make this into a solid.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Missing Surface In Solid

Dec 5, 2013

I have a scanned model of a casting.  It was necessary to delete surfaces to remove the casting flash from the model.

I have lofted/patched/stitched the missing surfaces to close the solid.  Apparently there is a gap somewhere because the model remains as a surface instead of returning to a solid.

How can missing surfaces be found in the model?

What else can prevent the model from returning to a solid?

When stitching, the gap tolerance was set to .002".  The model will "rebuild" without any error messages.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Hollowing Out Solid Surface

Dec 13, 2012

I am working on a project and have ran into a problem. I need to hollow out a currently solid surface in order for it to have a uniform thickness of 3mm that follows the curvature of opposite side. These pictures will show what I mean.

Top Side:

Bottom Side:

Basically, I need to hollow out the backside to make it fit the surface of the front side with a thickness of 3mm. Is there some sort of tool that is designed for this or another way of doing it?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Imported Surface To Workable Solid

Nov 5, 2012

I was given a STEP file that was created in Solidwoks which when opened in Inventor 12' is a surface.

The surface can be successfully thickened after it is stitched, prior to stitching it fails due to it's complex obround, tapered, bell shape. However, because thicken only thickens perpendicular to the surface I end up with a lot of unusable ends with crazy angles and in many cases additional phantom surfaces which I cannot cut off or sketch on because they don’t really exist. Thickening has not been a serviceable option to this point.

All other techniques I try when making this model from scratch fail or do not match the original surface. Measuring the surface is difficult because the only measurements we get are the lengths of the loops, no radial measurements. Additionally, when I enter the solid I created from scratch into an assembly (whether it’s geometrically correct or not), I cannot constrain it, I can’t click on anything but the working planes – no surface, face or edge can be picked on the solid itself.  

Making surfaces into workable solids? Is there anything I should do different? Is the sequence I am using incorrect? Correct order of operations they use to successfully create a solid from a surface?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Solid To Mid Plane Surface Converter?

Oct 19, 2010

Any program to convert 3D solids to a mid plane surfaces? We need our models in this form to do FEA work on them. I wanted to ask this question before I took on the task of trying to create one myself.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Converting Surface Into Solid Body

Sep 28, 2012

I am trying to convert this composite surface into a single solid body, however when I try to stich the surfaces in the construction environment it always crashes. I have also tried edditing the STEP file import options but it still always opens as a composite surface.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Split Solid Using Surface As Shown

Aug 4, 2012

I use INV 2013. MOVE THE END OF THE PART DOWN TO SEE WHATS HAPPENING.  (MOVED TO REDUCE THE FILE SIZE). I am trying to split the solid using the surface as shown.

But, I am unable to do so. Also, I need to create a new surface with 0.50mm offset to create female form die.How to do it.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Multi Body Surface To Solid

Dec 16, 2012

I have a multibody surface part, which is derived from a multibody part. Therefor there are multiple contiguous surface parts  that are isolated from each other.

Is there a way to STITCH or convert one of these contiguous surfaces into a solid part ? 

Note:  I tried the THICKEN tool but the hole features do not come out right. Some holes are missing or the hole depths are wrong.

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AutoCAD 2013 :: Converting Complex Solid Surface To Solid Model

Aug 12, 2013

I have finally created the shell of the complex surface that you see. This is only a section of the part because I cannot show the whole thing for proprietary reasons. I formed solid surfaces using the network command. The propblem is that it will not convert to a solid because the surface seams are not "water tight." When the network command created the solid surfaces, the surface seams do not exactly match the lines so there are gaps in all the seams. I have tried blending, patching, etc. and nothing works. how to convert this to a solid without losing the outlines and the shape?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: How To Convert 3D DWG Files To Solid Bodies

Jun 25, 2012

How to convert 3d dwg files to solid bodies ?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: How To Convert 3D Scan To Solid Model

Nov 4, 2013

I am working on a research project that requires that I scan a cast object and shell it out to a width of .125 inches. I used my school's 3D scanner to scan the cast, and I have a good model. I've made it a surface and exported it as an STP and an IGS into Inventor. I used the Sculpt feature to make it a solid object, but then I could not shell it because a few flaws in the cast made miniscule holes.

I then tried to use the scanning program's spline feature to cut the cast into splines to loft in Inventor. However, this made 5 non-connected lines at each location, so I couldn't loft. How to create a solid and then shell with either method?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Convert Solid Works File?

Jul 18, 2012

Is it possible to Convert a Solid Work's file to Inventor?

(I can get the file to open, but when I go to edit there is no model to see, yet there is the model in the drop down menu and get this error message.)
 
Autodesk Inventor Translation Report18 July 2012 (10:15)Source File:C:UsersaxcliffDesktopP01-7064.SLDPRTTranslator Type:SolidWorksSending System:SolidWorksunknownAuthor: Translation Time:00:00:01OptionsImport Type:N/AEntity Types to Import:Solids, Surfaces, WiresImport into Repair Environment:YesImport Assembly as Single Part:NoCreate Surfaces As:Single Composite FeatureImport Multiple Solid Parts as Assembly:NoUnits: Check Parts during Load:NoAuto Stitch and Promote:NoEnable Advanced Healing:N/A
Components

The following table lists the parts and assemblies created in Inventor:

+/-Name Inventor File Status
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AutoCAD Inventor :: Convert Internal Volume In A Solid?

Dec 17, 2011

I´d like to do something like that, convert a internal volume in a solid and delete the external solid.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Convert Solid Into Thin Bodies

Oct 17, 2012

I have a pressure vessel which I am trying to analyse.  Whenever I convert the solid into 'thin bodies', it loses some of the data.  For example, a fillet and a supporting ring (refer to pic attached).  I haven't been able to find any 'shell element' settings to adjust.

Also, I need to manually add contacts otherwise the vessel seperates into multiple bodies.

Even though the solid model is in contact, the 'midsurface' shell seperates it.  Refer to part file attached.

I briefly tried to run the analysis as a solid model, but gave up as it was taking forever just to mesh.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Laser Scan Data To Surface / Solid Model

Jan 19, 2013

I am trying to find a way to import a laser scanned mesh or point cloud file into Inventor (2013) such that I can use it to make a parametric representation of the form. The import format can be STL, OBJ, VRML, XYZ or PLY. I have tried the Mesh Enabler from Autodesk Labs but the files I am looking to work-on are bigger than the enabler can cope with and my system slows right down or locks-up.

I know bespoke reverse engineering software is the ideal way to go but I was hoping there was a way to model over a mesh to represent its form to create a placeholder in a parametric assembly. I'm not looking for accuracy, just a surface or solid output that can be constrained to native inventor parts. If I could get the files to STEP or IGES someway that would be enough.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: IGES Import - Convert To Solid Part

Jul 19, 2012

Two IGES parts and try to convert them to a solid.  I've tried all I can think of with no good result.

I can't get them uploaded, file is too large, what can I do?

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AutoCAD Civil 3D :: Import 3D As Solid Objects Or Convert Polymesh To Solid

Jun 18, 2013

I have a.3ds file imported into Civil 3d. The object imported as a polymesh in Civil 3d. I need the solid 3d object to do some edit like slice or union and subtract.

The question is "How can I import .3ds into Civil 3d as a solid objects or hoe can i convert polymesh to solid?"

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AutoCad 3D :: How To Put Planar Surface To Solid Object Which Surface Is Curved Like Cylinder

Sep 2, 2013

I would like to know how can put planar surface to solid object which surface is curved like cylinder for example. When start draw from first point rectangle of planar surface follow x cordinate not that solid object. How to do that simply?

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AutoCad 3D :: Convert Some Solid Bodies To Single Solid?

Dec 1, 2006

How can i convert some solid bodies to a single solid.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Using Make Components Feature To Convert Solid Bodies Into Parts

May 8, 2013

I'm currently using the "Make components" feature to convert solid bodies into parts. This works great, but we use this method to construct angular roof structures, and after the parts have been made the parts have angular relationships to the .ipt files UCS co-ordinates. It would be very useful if I could align the longest edge of the part (Which is a timber truss) with the x axis in the model space and "lay" the plank flat on the X-Y plane.

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AutoCad 3D :: Solid / Surface Into 3D Face

Nov 11, 2011

I have created a model, by lofting a shape along a curved spline path. The model properties is currently '3d Solid' what I want to do is generate a 3d Face off of this model.

I have exploded the 3d model and that gives me a surface, bu the dilemma is that I do not know how to 'trace' or turn this surface into a 3d face format. What I was thinking is that if the surface could be exploded into individual elements I would be able to draw over the surface with the 3d face tools and then have my model, but a issue with this is that I cant explode the surface into elementary elements AND the 3dface tool cant generate curves.

In short how to turn a 3D model into a 3D Face or a Surface into a 3d Face?

The program I am exporting the model into accepts the following:

DXF Entity SAP2000 Objects
1 POINT Point
2 LINE Frame/NLink
3 3DFACE Area
4 3DPOLYLINE Solid
5 CIRCLE Line(s)
6 ARC Line(s)

Note: To be able to import the dxf entities as solids in SAP2000, you must draw them in AutoCAD as meshed polygons or meshed solids. I could also export the model as a solid but again do not know how to get a meshed polygon or meshed solid from my 3d solid, when I do mesh smooth, the model basically turns into a rectangle and looses its detail.

As you can see it is number 3 I am working on. I have managed to create simple 3d faces and get them into the program but the 3dface tool is very primitive and I cant see how I would create the curves that my model has, I cant seem to form a grid system either to use the 3dface - everything seems to draw in space.

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AutoCad 3D :: Hatching 3D Solid Surface?

Jul 25, 2011

Can I hatch a 3D solid surface? Do I have to create a 3D face on top of it beforehand?

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AutoCad 3D :: Surface To Solid Conversion

Aug 23, 2011

I have asked to amend a drawing, which consists of lots of square tube sections and other stuff, however I have received it in IGS format. I have got it to open in AutoCAD by first opening it in Inventor, then using the 'Save Copy As' command to save it as a DWG. However, instead of it consisting of solid tubes which I assumed it would be for me to easily amend, it's all surfaces.

I can't find a way of opening it as a solid model (maybe the file type doesn't allow it anyway), nor can I seem to convert any of the surfaces into a solid.

I have attached a sample tube from the drawing, how to turn it into a solid? I am moderately experienced at solid modelling from scratch, but I've never come across something like this before.

BoxSection.dwg

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AutoCAD 2010 :: 3D Solid From 2 3dpoly / Getting Only A Surface

Jun 26, 2012

I'm having a problem creating a 3D Solid from two 3dpoly lines. I'm attaching a script file which reproduces the two 3dpoly lines to use for the LOFT command. As you can see when running it, I have two closed 3dpoly lines which use exactly the same X,Y coordinates and differ only in the Z axis. I'd like to make a 3D Solid with these lines, which should be possible using the LOFT command... but I only get a surface around the 'sides'.

I needed to remove the .scr extension from the file in order to attach it, so to run it you need to replace .txt with .scr at the end of the filename. It's a standard ASCII script file. If someone prefers I can also give the coordinates of the 3dpoly lines as a post.

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