Hi guys!
I am creating a new model (a mask) that i need to add a shell to so i can print it. I am new to this and i need help. When i try to use the shell function it responds with an error message (Could not shell. The selected component has no volume.). I was also hoping to smooth out the model.
The mask is one of Arkham Deathstroke for those interested. Nerd lol
Any help given would be great and i would be very thankful.
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The image you posted is not of an Inventor file.
Can you attach the Inventor *.ipt file here?
Did you import this from an stl file?
More information is needed.
I get the same error message when i try the thicken command
ummm... Are you creating this in the drawing environment.
You should be creating (and posting here) a part file (ipt extension).
A drawing file (idw or dwg) is how you create a 2d drawing of a 3d part. You don't create your 3d part in a drawing file.
You didn't answer my previous question.
Did you create that geometry?
That is an imported stl file - generally of little use other than for reference in an engineering software like Inventor.
You might have more luck with that in Fusion 360 or....
Have you installed Service Pack 2 for Inventor 2014?
Did you observe that it is coarsely faceted planar triangles rather than smooth surface?
Thats a "mesh".. Its not a 3d part as it has no thickness/volume.
You need the mesh enabler add-in which allows output from various "graphics" programs to become solid models.
Assuming you are a student you will need to email Scott Shepard from Autodesk and ask him how to get it.
If you are a professional just log into the autodesk app store and download it.