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converting mesh feature to solid body

jenglish16W23WX — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 09:26:49 GMT

hi i have scanned a mould of a hand grip and need to split it and cut away a slot for it to sit in, the model is too big for the mesh converter. any help would be appreciated to make this a solid body.

I am using Inventor 2024 and have access to 3dmax if needed. thanks

Re: converting mesh feature to solid body

JDMather — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 09:31:18 GMT

@jenglish16W23WX

Can you Attach your original file here?

Re: converting mesh feature to solid body

jenglish16W23WX — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 10:04:21 GMT

thanyou

Re: converting mesh feature to solid body

jenglish16W23WX — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 10:04:43 GMT

Re: converting mesh feature to solid body

kacper.suchomski — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:31:56 GMT

There are several possibilities:

Convert mesh to solid in Fusion 360 (attached)
FreeForm modeling in Inventor or Fusion 360 based on a mesh
Mesh-based parametric modeling

The last two methods are modeling a new object when using the mesh as a visual reference.

It all depends on what quality model you want to get.

Re: converting mesh feature to solid body

jenglish16W23WX — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:56:56 GMT

thanks soo much

Re: converting mesh feature to solid body

Gabriel_Watson — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 19:08:26 GMT

The best method (in my opinion):
1) download Mesh Enabler and make sure it is loaded under Tools > add-ins: https://apps.autodesk.com/INVNTOR/en/Detail/Index?id=6950391119076900441&appLang=en&os=Win64
2) open the OBJ file from Inventor (or drag it from Windows File Explorer and drop over an Inventor instance/window);
3) convert the mesh feature into solid (cannot attach the result because it's over 40 MB);

4) delete the mesh feature afterward;

5) create your split and hole as required.