Can't create web feature

[Anonymous]

I am an extreme newbie and keep running up against the same issue when trying to incorporate a web feature in my design.

I'm working on a simple box to hold M3 screws of various lengths. Inside the lid I want to create an embossed 5x2 grid with the screw sizes.

No matter what I try I get errors. Mainly "Error: The curve you are selecting does not intersect a solid body. Select another curve."

I've attached an export of the lid component and any guidance to what I'm doing wrong would be most appreciated.
 

[HughesTooling · Accepted solution]

Web is pretty useless really, seems like it was never finished. It will only work within a "Walled" in section like this.

I have an idea on the ides station for Thin Wall Extrude for this but a simple mod to the way Web works would give the same feature. Of course web needs draft angle as well. 

A workaround is to go to the patch workspace and extrude surfaces then thicken. See attached file.

Mark

[Anonymous]

Hi Mark,

Thanks for taking the trouble to look at this and explaining web only works in a object with walls.

Before I saw your reply I ended up drawing the grid and the doing a offset on each line before doing a negative extrude on each square created by the grid.

It was a long and messy solution. I wish I had used your thin wall extrude and thicken.

Again thanks for taking the time. I'll certainly use your method in future.

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Patrick