Merge 3d faces to 3d solid?

[Anonymous]

Hi..

I have this attached with a lot of 3d faces. I would like to merge the faces in to 3d solids to be able to save the file as .STL for printing.

I have tried some different commands, but nothing seams to work for me. 

Thanks for the help

/Esben

[peterm · Accepted solution]

I've tried stitching some of the faces together and turning them into a polyface mesh.

This video then explains how to turn the polyface mesh into a solid:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86-r6mnV97E

However, this doesn't work on your model as the mesh either isn't closed, or has intersecting surfaces.

[john.vellek · Accepted solution]

Hi @esben.fredskildW2MHX,

I see that you are visiting as a new member to the AutoCAD forum. Welcome to the Autodesk Community!

Where did this drawing originate? Did you start it in AutoCAD?

If you tackle some of this piece by piece you might have some luck. I started by selected a small area and used MeshSmooth and SurfSculpt to get some of the shapes to solids.  Many if not most however are not water tight or self-intersect. If this is a critical part of your project, you might consider replacing some of the faces manually to get solids created.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

[john.vellek]

Hi @Anonymous,

I am checking back to see if my post or @peterm's helped you with your problem. Please mark a post or posts as accepted solutions if they resolved the issue or give me a bit more detail on this issue so we can continue to work towards getting this solved.

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