topic Re: How to shell a COMPLEX GENERATIVE DESIGN PART??? in Inventor Forum

How to shell a COMPLEX GENERATIVE DESIGN PART???

ZEBAS70 — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 18:41:49 GMT

Hi I’m working on a really complex generative design part in inventor and I want to shell my solid part. I’ve tried everything!!!

I’ve tried shell

I've tried thicken/offset from solid and surface

I’ve tried free form thicken

but haven’t had any result. I don’t know what else to try!!!

I have the solid part, the surface and the freeform. Please help me !!!Files here

https://1drv.ms/f/s!AmbHaucZ8R_ug8dMGBk0uRqGkK6qdA

Re: How to shell a COMPLEX GENERATIVE DESIGN PART???

johnsonshiue — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 21:57:46 GMT

Hi! It took a quick look at the part. The original geometry was Mesh or Freeform, right? If yes, couldn't you do Thicken within Freeform?

Many thanks!

Re: How to shell a COMPLEX GENERATIVE DESIGN PART???

ZEBAS70 — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 22:51:30 GMT

Hi! Johnson thank you so much for your help

The original geometry was exported from another software and it was a solid part. Then I made it a mesh and then a freeform. Yes, I’ve tried the thicken command within Freeform, but I can only select one body the time!!!... I’ll add another image to the post. Thanks for your help !!!

Re: How to shell a COMPLEX GENERATIVE DESIGN PART???

johnsonshiue — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 23:15:49 GMT

Hi! You will need to use Merge Edges command to merge those Freeform faces before you can thicken it.

Many thanks!

Re: How to shell a COMPLEX GENERATIVE DESIGN PART???

ZEBAS70 — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 06:28:43 GMT

Hey I tried doing what you said it works !!!! nice...but I can't merge all the edges at one....I'll have to do it manually one by one and there are 616 surface bodies .... is there another way I can merge all edges at once??

Re: How to shell a COMPLEX GENERATIVE DESIGN PART???

S_May — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 09:37:01 GMT

@ZEBAS70,

make small steps as in the pattern..

Re: How to shell a COMPLEX GENERATIVE DESIGN PART???

ZEBAS70 — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 09:59:59 GMT

Hi S_May thanks for your reply....yes I've tried working out small parts of the model ..... I think that could be an option.... but I'm going to do some FEA after that so I don't know if the small parts will really be joint together...actually there are some sections where this error message show up !!! Thanks anyway