How to create a face on a imported .dxf

[joeynova]

I created an outline in Adobe illustrator and exported as a .dxf than imported into 360. Am I suppose to be able to add a face? When I go to scuplt mode and create face it doesnt let me select anything. I am trying to extrute the profile into a .25" thick plate

[jeff_strater]

Hi @joeynova, thanks for the post.

Do you really want a Sculpt face here?  Or do you want a solid body that is .25" thick?  If so, then probably what you want is to go to the Model workspace, and just use Extrude.  However, I can see from your image that the lines here do not form a closed region.  Offhand I would guess that there is a small gap somewhere in the sketch geometry.  I tend to use the Coincident constraint in sketch to repair those gaps.

If you would like to post your model here, I can take a quick look at it.

Jeff Strater (Fusion development)

[joeynova]

Thanks for the reply, well if I use push pull its only going to extrude the line so I figured i needed to add a face to it in order. Same concept as the attached image but instead of creating the shape I need to import and existing one. I can post here if you want what format should I export to

[joeynova]

I simplied the shape and confirmed that its closed and it still seems to be the same scenario

[joeynova]

Heres an update,  so from Illustrator I exported to svg than opened that in 123D and it worked as needed. All the editing I needed to do from that point could have been done in 123D and I could have generated an stl to than use for 3d printing from there but I decided to open it in 360 using this method this method so Im good to go for now but I am curious how I could have completed this without 123D

thanks again

[HughesTooling]

Can you attach the SVG and DXF files to this thread.

Mark.

[joeynova]

Here you go

[HughesTooling]

I'm not sure what you are trying to end up with but I had no problem extruding the SVG file.

Here the import, just select the area you want to extrude and right click.

Set a distance.

Then OK.

The image in your first post shows the sketch is not closed, only the 2 small holes are shaded/closed.

Here's a Link to a useful plug-in you can use to find open ends on curves.

Mark

[HughesTooling]

OK I just tried the DXF file and there's a problem with 2 of curves, someone from Autodesk should take a look.

Mark.

[Maowen_Zhang]

Hi Mark and other Folks,

There is one curve in this file that Fusion currently couldn't build profile for it, the curve as below which is "G1 discontinous" spline we current couldn't build profile from it. But it's a known issue for us (reported as internal issue "FUS-15171"), our team member has some idea to resolve it, will try to resolve it sooner. Keep you updated. 

Currently, one way as a workaround is to recreat it in Fusion sketch. Sorry for any inconvenience and thanks for reporting it!  

[joeynova]

Odd i did not get the same result, the import did not have a face so it was just the outer most lines that were able to be extrudeded thats why i needed to add a face to that. This was for a spacer that I needed to 3d print so I could mount a security camera at my door. After all that the profile from the manufaturers datasheet wasnt accurate so i ended up putting the camera on a flatbed scanner than opening in illustrator. Just to confrim is that a good workflow or would there have been a better way to get the initial flat shape into 360 

[HughesTooling]

How about tracing the part in Fusion. Use Attach canvas to get your picture into fusion then make a sketch on the same plane. 

Mark