Surface to solid error help

[muellercandd]

Hello, I am attempting to self learn surface modeling in Inventor. I have created a series of surfaces and in a way that is likely considered not to be good modeling practices. I am trying to convert these surfaces to a solid shape. I have found some info that suggests the sculp tool can be used even if all of the surface edges do not neatly align. (Please advise if I am understanding this incorrectly) I have attempted to do so. The tool locates all my surfaces and gives me this error when trying to convert. If anyone can shed some light on this or point me to some useful information, that would be greatly appreciated. I will attach the file for reference, but please remember that this is my first attempt.

Create Sculpt feature failed.
   mustang drag 5 in rear.ipt: Errors occurred during update
      Sculpt1: Could not build this Sculpt
          The attempted Sculpt operation did not produce a meaningful result body. Try with different inputs.

[JDMather]

You have a big gap at the rear end?

You have big gaps at the front end.

The surface do not have to match edges - but they must form a "watertight" envelope.

Surface 56 (and I assume the cooresponding surface on the other side) have a serious issue.

Maybe if you had done a C8 Corvette instead...

🎠 of the Mustang?

[muellercandd]

Yes, in model saved there is a lrge gap. I did extend the surface to
eleminate that gap, but recived the same error so I did not save it
extended.

[JDMather]

There are multiple large gaps and two surfaces of poor quality that cannot be extended to close gaps.

[muellercandd]

I just looked the entire post. I replied from email last time and did noy see it all. Thats funny stuff about the vet. I will work on making it water tight before I try again. Which surfaces are yiu refering to as poorly made? What makes them poorly made?

[muellercandd]

Ok, I have gone through and attempted to clean things up. I removed a lot of my trims, made new extension, removed a really nasty shape in the hood. I did the best visual inspection I could, but I still the the same error. I am guessing that I still have some open areas. Is there a good way to try and find this open places?

[JDMather]

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@muellercandd wrote:

Is there a good way to try and find this open places?

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Turn off Translucency.

Gaps

I suspect that this one you are going to have to strategically stitch and trim and stitch.

It will take some work.

[muellercandd]

Ok, I was able to find some time to try and resolve some this, I was able to stich a lot of surfaces together. 

These surfaces seam to have successfully stitched, but I am confused by this max gap number. Dose this mean it is not water if those numbers are present. I can not for the life of me see the gap when rt click "FIND IN WIDOW".

Also, I get a create stitch failed error when trying to stitch any of the 3 remaining surfaces.

As always, any input is greatly appreciated

[JDMather]

I didn't get very far before I noticed this lack of symmetry.

Is this intended?

[muellercandd]

It is not, and I am not sure how it happened as the right side is a mirror? The right side is the actuall intent.

[JDMather]

@muellercandd 

Unfortunately I do not have time to explain what I did...

[muellercandd]

This is very close to what I am looking for. I would be very interestead to know what you did. Seeing your post has given me some ideas to work on

[JDMather]

I don't have the model in front of me to check right now, 

But the rear deck lid was rubbish, I recreated that.

The driver side had an issue at lower back end.  I ended up using Mirror of the passenger side.

As noted earlier - either the driver side or passenger side window had issue at back corner. (Actually both of them did.)

I mirrored the better of the two and used it.  Because of the issues - I could not combine into one solid body.

[muellercandd]

Hey JD, is ok if I call you JD? I dove back into, deleted a lot of stuff and re created it. Now I can stitch it together with no gaps. When I try and Sculpt it after stitching all surfaces I get this error. I get the same error when I just use the sculpt command. What I am missing?

[muellercandd]

I have worked at it some more with no new result. I will attach my latest file. I am eagerly waiting for someone to point at what I have done wrong so I can convert this to a solid.

[muellercandd]

I think I found my issue. I started from scratch using some different methods to create my patches. I was able to create the solid. Thank you every one.