topic Re: Consolidating imported faces? in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Consolidating imported faces?

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 18:09:23 GMT

I imported a file from Solidworks as a DXF to do text around a curve. The faces once I extruded them are many many small simple faces. I am trying to draft them so I can make a proper mold. Is it possible to consolidate them so I can do fewer clicks to draft? Or am I stuck clicking a ton of times.?

http://a360.co/2gXWdVw

PS, its just a name of a camping trip.

Re: Consolidating imported faces?

SaeedHamza — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 18:48:32 GMT

Hi,

Merging the faces in the sculpt environment is the only way to connects them, and using the chain selection can be helpful

Regards

Saeed

Re: Consolidating imported faces?

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 19:03:18 GMT

how do you chain select? I keep trying to do that. but not sure if I am doing it right?

Re: Consolidating imported faces?

SaeedHamza — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 19:06:15 GMT

The main problem is caused by your sketch, you see when you imported this dxf into Fusion, it became multiple lines

Here is a screenshot to show you what I mean :

Re: Consolidating imported faces?

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 19:19:45 GMT

What command do I do to patch it? Not sure about that function. Never done that type of operation before

Re: Consolidating imported faces?

SaeedHamza — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 19:27:17 GMT

Here is a screenshot of the Merge command in the patch environment :

And another way to do it is by sketching over this dxf file in Fusion, Here is a screenshot of the result after I sketched over some letters ( file is attached ) :

Kind regards

Saeed

Re: Consolidating imported faces?

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 19:37:53 GMT

are you running Fusion Ultimate? I apaprently don't have the merge option? unless I need to activate it in a menu?

Re: Consolidating imported faces?

SaeedHamza — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:04:32 GMT

No this is normal Fusion, but you should do the extrusion and have the faces for the command to appear

Re: Consolidating imported faces?

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:08:08 GMT

weird. It will not come up for me.

Re: Consolidating imported faces?

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:11:24 GMT

never mind, i figured it out. me being blind as a bat sorry

Re: Consolidating imported faces?

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:31:59 GMT

ok, i get the command now. however when ever i try to select the whole series of faces it errors out. if i select anything else and hit merge. it crafts it into a weird body shape? What am I doing wrong lol

Re: Consolidating imported faces?

SaeedHamza — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:39:54 GMT

Could you please show a screenshot or perhaps a screencast of what you have?

Saeed

Re: Consolidating imported faces?

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:58:59 GMT

http://autode.sk/2utZ6k1

Re: Consolidating imported faces?

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 21:04:19 GMT

Sorry for the lag in the middle. my computer does not like what I am doing.

Re: Consolidating imported faces?

SaeedHamza — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:16:20 GMT

Hi,

This is exactly the problem, you should select them face by face to merge them, and not a window selection, although usually chain selection helps a lot, it's doesn't help in your case

That why instead of taking too long to select the faces, just sketch new letters on the dxf ones

Use the text command in the sketch menu to create new letters of the same fonts, and place them on the dxf ones

Regards

Saeed