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Please share the model by exporting it to a .f3d file and attaching it to your next post.
The two objects in hat file are already solid bodies (BRep) . Those cannot be further thickened.
Can you explain what you want to achieve ?
What is your experience level with Fusion 360 and other CAD software?
OOPS! I got my posts crossed.
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Hi,
Bring the two bodies (out of nirvana) to a position that allows them to be viewed.
günther
@TrippyLighting thank you for looking into the f3d model. I worked with SolidEdge for nearly two decades and I have just started using Fusion 360. I am finding Fusion 360 much easier than SolidEdge as well as its free for hobbies like myself. But both software are not able to solve my dilemma which is how to thicken this front material?
The model you see is from a real train which I have scaled down by a ratio of 1:48. When I do this; the panels become so thin that when I 3D print it; they simply collapse as shown by the picture below:
The rest of the train is ok because I have modelled it from scratch. I would like to use the original front of the train (after scaling it down) in order to create some form of realism for the students who will use it to learn to program it (using Arduino and IoT). Any ideas on how to thicken the material or if there is a way to trace the shape and recreate it somehow please?
Lets take a step back.
1. There are two solid bodies in the design (see screenshot) For your purposes I assume that you only need the outer one. I would also assume that the rectangular cutout is also not needed. Can you confirm both questions?
2. In the file you attached I would assume that represent the original, unscaled form. The thickness between the 2 selected surfaces is 18 mm. If you scale that object down by factor 48 you'll end up with a distance of 0.375mm.
For reasons that should be obvious , a simple thickening of the object is not going to accomplish much. How thick do you want to make this ?
At the moment I am not sure what I would advise you to do. This looks like a surface modeling project to me.
My first attempt would be to detach the front and rear surfaces, move the rea surface by the desired amount to get the desired thickness and then loft between the two outer contours.
However, the results of that approach might not satisfy your requirements and then things can get more time consuming.
As I've mentioned already, thickening cannot work here for several reasons.
