Cannot finish form due to invalid T-Spline Surface, Cannot thicken due to non-manifold surface?

[Anonymous]

Good afternoon,

I am new to fusion 360 and am trying to create a mask.

My end goal is to be able to 3d print this mask.

The model itself looks okay to me, I have attempted to repair it and confirmed I have no surfaces with more than 4 edges or vertices.

To turn this into a physical object, I know I need to thicken it somehow, but using the thicken tool notes that it can only be applied to manifold surfaces. I am not entirely certain what this means.

I cannot finish the form as well, it notes that it is an invalid T-Spline surface - I cannot find any information on what this means either, and no information on how to go about determining what is wrong.

Please note that I am not trying to create a smooth surface for this mask. When printed, this object should look polygonal just as it is shown in the file.

Furthermore, I know this object will be too large for me to print, I will likely need to split it into parts first, print them, and then join them afterwards - Can anyone let me know the best practice for doing so?

Please find the F3d attached.

Thanks

[Phil.E]

For some reason the file you attached will not open in Fusion. Can you try sharing a link to it?

File > Share Public link. (be sure to use the setting to allow downloading)

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi Phil,

Thank You for Your reply!

I have been able to resolve my problem since posting.

Part of the solution was to apply the latest update to fusion.

After doing so, I was able to thicken the form without incident, and after repairing again, I was able to finish the form this time!

Thanks for reaching out!