How to Fix a Body Face?

How to Fix a Body Face?

Fab_Things
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How to Fix a Body Face?

Fab_Things
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How can I fix the distorted body face in this screenshot?:

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The equivalent face to the left of the highlighted one is good.  I would like to essentially copy the good face and replace the distorted face with it. Is there a way to do that?  I tried deleting the highlighted face, trim surface, unstitch, and the 'replace face' tool to no avail.  I by no means profess that I know exactly how to use the aforementioned tools so it very well could be user error 😐  Any help/education is greatly appreciated!

 

 

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SaeedHamza
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This body was clearly converted from a mesh, and sometimes it's repairable, but this case isn't, because looking at the edges I'd say create the whole thing in Fusion from scratch is the best advice to give.

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Fab_Things
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So is Fusion not the go-to for working with scanned images?  I plan to scan automotive parts and improve their design/composition/functionality.  What's the point of scanning something if you just have to recreate it in Fusion? 

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laughingcreek
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@Fab_Things wrote:

So is Fusion not the go-to for working with scanned images?  ...


No, it's not.  scanned files are pretty hard to work with.  There is some decent software out there that's used for creating good working models from scanned data, but's it's extremely expensive.  

 

 

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TrippyLighting
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It might not be the go-to, but it can be done. It can require significantly more effort in Fusion than specialized software. 

What many folks are missing, however, is that this actually requires some considerable skill.

Understanding how automotive surfaces are created to begin with is very helpful. Solid surfacing sills are definitely as plus.

I am sure there are many charlatans in the freelance space who propose to be able to do this with Fusion, but very, very few actually can.

 

A couple of years ago, I was approached by a fellow who owned and operated a boat-building company. He hired someone to help design the boat, but the client wasn't satisfied, to say the least. When looking at the files I was appalled to see what other people charge money for!

 

 

 

 


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Fab_Things
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@TrippyLighting 

 

"When looking at the files I was appalled to see what other people charge money for!"

 

Yeah, it's surprising and it's across industries.  When I was house shopping, I was given a tour of a newly built house by its builder and in the main entrance hallway of the house, one of the walls was so obviously crooked but, the builder was completely oblivious to how poor his craftsmanship was!