topic Re: How to fill in a Sweep in the Patch menu in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

How to fill in a Sweep in the Patch menu

ianhughes7UFVF — Sat, 27 Apr 2019 13:47:50 GMT

For my project, I have had to use a sweep to create a tube of sorts along a specific path.

The problem is its hollow.

How would I make the insides solid?

This will be 3d printed in due course so needs to be solid in fusion.

As always, any help will be great.

Kind Regards

Ian

Re: How to fill in a Sweep in the Patch menu

jeff_strater — Sat, 27 Apr 2019 15:12:05 GMT

I guess the first question is: If you want these to be solid, why not just use the Solid Sweep command instead? Just delete the surface sweep and re-create those features as solid sweeps.

If there is some reason why this won't work, then use the Boundary Patch command to create a surface on the open ends of the surface bodies, and stitch them all together, this will automatically create a solid, if the resulting surface body is fully closed.

Re: How to fill in a Sweep in the Patch menu

ianhughes7UFVF — Sat, 27 Apr 2019 22:51:51 GMT

Thanks for that. I didn't realize there was a solid sweep command. I will have to have another look.

Is that in the patch menu or model menu?

Kind Regards

Ian

Re: How to fill in a Sweep in the Patch menu

jeff_strater — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 00:03:36 GMT

yes, in the model menu. I have the "new UI" preview enabled, but the icon is the same: