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From: alex.kemsley on 19 Sep 2006 12:08
Hi all,
Fairly new to solidworks. I have created a model from extrusions and
need to turn it into surfaces so i can make it hollow, so that i can
then thicken it.
Any ideas how I can go about this.
Many thanks
Alex Kemsley

From: MM on 19 Sep 2006 12:11
Alex,

Seems like the long way around the barn,,,

insert-feature-shell

Mark


<alex.kemsley(a)hottubs2buy.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
> Fairly new to solidworks. I have created a model from extrusions and
> need to turn it into surfaces so i can make it hollow, so that i can
> then thicken it.
> Any ideas how I can go about this.
> Many thanks
> Alex Kemsley
>


From: Jerry Steiger on 19 Sep 2006 12:23
<alex.kemsley(a)hottubs2buy.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1158682125.633817.270730(a)e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
> Hi all,
> Fairly new to solidworks. I have created a model from extrusions and
> need to turn it into surfaces so i can make it hollow, so that i can
> then thicken it.


There are a number of ways. The most straightforward in some ways is to use
offset surfaces of your existing solid with an offset of 0 to make a new
surface, then thicken it. A similar approach is to use the knit surface tool
to knit all of the surfaces of your existing solid, again making a new
surface that you can thicken. A trickier approach is to delete a face on
your solid. This will turn it into a surface part with a hole in it. Use the
fill surface tool to replace the missing surface, then thicken the part.

If the surface part can't be thickened, you might need to offset surfaces
yourself. In that case, you should probably just offset surfaces at your
desired thickness from the original solid. You will have to split the
offsets up to work your way around the parts that cause the thicken to fail.
Use the mutual trim option on the surface trim tool to make a water proof
inner surface, then use cut with surface to subtract out the interior
volume.

Jerry Steiger
Tripod Data Systems
"take the garbage out, dear"


From: TOP on 19 Sep 2006 12:48
Use the shell feature. Read the help first.


alex.kemsley(a)hottubs2buy.co.uk wrote:
> Hi all,
> Fairly new to solidworks. I have created a model from extrusions and
> need to turn it into surfaces so i can make it hollow, so that i can
> then thicken it.
> Any ideas how I can go about this.
> Many thanks
> Alex Kemsley

From: That70sTick on 19 Sep 2006 16:42
Try "Delete Face", using the option to remove the face without healing.
this gives you a surface body of the entire solid minus the face you
deleted.

Need to keep the deleted face? Before deleting, copy the face using
Surface--> Offset, then knit the surface bodies together.

MM wrote:
> Alex,
>
> Seems like the long way around the barn,,,
>
> insert-feature-shell
>
> Mark
>
>
> <alex.kemsley(a)hottubs2buy.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1158682125.633817.270730(a)e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
> > Hi all,
> > Fairly new to solidworks. I have created a model from extrusions and
> > need to turn it into surfaces so i can make it hollow, so that i can
> > then thicken it.
> > Any ideas how I can go about this.
> > Many thanks
> > Alex Kemsley
> >

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