Convert surface model into solid model

[classicac]

Hello All

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.

what I thought :-

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.

can anyone think of a better solution to this problem?

Cheers

Andy

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I have had experience with ANSYS before and it does tend to prefer surface models to solid models. Have you tried thickening each surface into a new solid and combining them

Ive attached and example file

Hope This Helps

Cheers

Chris  

Design Engineer

Sheffield UK