copy sketch and it pastes incomplete or if complete won't shell.

[jculleton3]

Attempting to create another different design using known good elements from a previous design.

It is a banner that has been extruded and shelled. 

Obviously it worked at some point because I have it and it looks correct.

When I copy the closed water tight sketch one of two things happens.

1. I paste an incomplete sketch that isn't water tight.

2. I get the correct complete sketch and when I extrude and shell I get an error.

I have three screen casts that I uploaded an hour ago but they are still pending.

When they have finished I will attach them.

It is weird. I have a letter in the banner that will extrude and then shell inside or outside and the banner will extrude and shell as well. 

But when the letter B (which will extrude and shell both inside and outside on its own) is in the banner the banner will no longer shell. 

Stumped

JC

[jeff_strater · Accepted solution]

There is a known issue with selecting very small line segments using window select:  selecting-sketch-text-bug-not-everything-gets-selected that sounds like it is at the root of your problem.  Take a look at that other thread for more information.

Jeff

[jculleton3 · Accepted solution]

Thank you. 

I also found that when I copied over the text a little loop was placed where two lines should just connect. 

The loop was so small I had to zoom in on each letter.

I used the "toggle curvature display" and a couple of big arcs showed up.

Those were the little loops that occurred when two lines crossed over and looped back to connect instead of staying connected at the point. 

Thanks again!