Convert surface body to object fusion 360

[morton_12]

I have an .igs file which I was provided by a friend for an ongoing project. When I open the file in Fusion360 it is made up of a series of surface bodies. I need to convert this into a more usable format as I need to fill the object to create a solid body. I am very much a begineer on Fusion360 so any help would be much appreciated! I have tried using the patch tool but have had no luck! 

[dsouzasujay]

Hi @morton_12 ,

It will be clear if you can explain what is the out put you are looking for.

If you just want to convert the attached Surface to BRep(Solid) body,

• You can either thicken
  • Refer Attachment "Thicken"
• Close the open surface using patch and stitch all the faces
  • Attached "Initial Hull design_Brep.f3d"

[morton_12]

Thanks for your reply. I am essentially trying to create a solid body inside the current skin made from the surface body. For some reason I can't open your .f3d file, it says it is corrupted. 

[jhackney1972 · Accepted solution]

I found the top edges of your surface model to be non-planar.  I then trimmed off 1mm to make the top edges to be perfectly planar, add a surface patch and stitched it all together into a solid.  If you are looking for a hollow hull, that is a lot more work.  Model is attached.

[morton_12]

That's brilliant, thank you so much for your help!