Importing .x_t file - convert to solid surfaces

[cmcnc]

Hi,

I have .x_t files I've uploaded into Fusion (they are 3D scans). I'm trying to understand how to convert to create a solid surface so I can thicken it or add/modify to the exact part. I've been though a number of tutorials detailing meshing, stitching, converting as well as CAD Exchange to convert the file to a different type (.stp etc. etc.). 

In theory getting this converted to a quad mesh seems to be what I need to do, though needing ReCap seems to be what I need.

I need the part(s) to stay exact as I need to model off these parts to add thickness, or add on components to the real part.

Any thought or sugegstions?

Thanks,

Charles

[jeff_strater]

it looks like it already is a surface body, so you should be able just thicken it from the Patch workspace.  If you want to share the file here, someone will no doubt try it out.

[cmcnc]

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@jeff_strater wrote:

it looks like it already is a surface body, so you should be able just thicken it from the Patch workspace.  If you want to share the file here, someone will no doubt try it out.

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Hi Jeff,

Thanks for the reply. I though the same as well, but thickening it in either model or patch mode does not want to work.

As suggested, here is a link; https://a360.co/2oKQtzz

Charles

[jeff_strater]

I was able to thicken this to 1 mm?  Are you looking to do more than that?

You can see, if you turn on a curvature map, you can see that this surface is pretty messy:

with lots of areas of high curvature, which  is why thicken is slow and may fail on larger offsets.

[TrippyLighting]

I would not call that "high curvature". Those surfaces are total garbage!