How do I stitch and thicken this?

[alanwallis99999]

Hi,

I'm trying to stitch and thicken this surface to 1.75mm but I don't know how to do it.  I've probably gone about the whole thing the wrong way as I'm a novice.  Any help much appreciated!

Jake

[CGBenner]

@alanwallis99999 

Hello and welcome.  I've moved your post to this forum for better visibility.  Good luck!

[jhackney1972]

This surface will probably be hard to thicken due to the acute and sharp angle in the surface.

[TrippyLighting]

I wouldn't even attempt it. I would only use the mesh as a visual aid and then design the thing from scratch using the "normal" tools in Fusion.

I'd be happy to demonstrate it if there is interest.

[alanwallis99999]

Hi, that would be great.  I'm at a bit of a loss how best to model these kind of curved shapes or how to design things based on imported meshes.

[CGBenner]

@TrippyLighting Have you been able to help @alanwallis99999 with this?

[TrippyLighting]

No. If he still has interest I will create a screencast. Just need some feedback if he still is interested 😉

[alanwallis99999]

Hi, yes would certainly be interested very kind of you.  

[TrippyLighting · Accepted solution]

Below you'll find the screencast of how I would approach this particular project. Mesh section sketches lend themselves well to prismatic/mechanical geometry. Obviously that doesn't apply to this geometry.

I spent at least three hours finding a good approach and condensing it into a relatively short screencast. In the end, to complete a project like this, a lot of problem-solving and understanding of CAD workflows and tools are required. Reverse engineering geometry also requires a sound understanding of how such objects are built. The keyword here is topology.

That cannot be captured in a 15, or 30-minute YouTube video, which is why you won't find it there 😉 

[alanwallis99999]

So helpful!  Learnt loads many thanks.  Although I did get there in the end your way is much easier and I have now managed to redesign from scratch and have a much better model and some skills to help me going forward.  Thanks again.