surface to solid

[Anonymous]

How is the best way to convert a surface file into a solid in Inventor?

[Bud_Schroeder_ADESK]

Hello Adolph,

This is the A360 Drive forum, I'm going to move your message to the Inventor forum so that you get help from the right people.

Thanks for posting your question and hope this helps you get to the right location for help.

[JDMather]

Stitch or Sculpt.

or

Thicken.

Attach your file here and end all doubt.

[Anonymous]

JD,

I am using 2015 Inventor and I don't have the thicken option in the 3D Model /modify box.

Adolph

[JDMather]

It is there - they hid it in 2015.  Look in the drop downs.

[Anonymous]

JD,

I request and received a step file of a pump. I received a surface file produced with SolidWorks. When I open the file and expand in the browser I right click on the composite1 and turn off the Translucent option and then try both options Stitch and Sculpt but keep getting errors that the Create stitch failed and Create Sculpt feature failed. I did find the Thicken option under the Modify Panel. I tried that option but did not have any good results. Normally I don't have problems with Step files only with surfaces composites. Any help will be welcomed.

Regards,

Adolph

[JDMather]

What version of Inventor are you running?

[Anonymous]

Professional 2015

[JDMather]

The file is missing several surfaces - it would take a couple of hours to repair this model.

Can you request a better model from the source?

[Anonymous]

Will do sir, thanks.

[JDMather · Accepted solution]

Ask them to try to re-import the STEP file and run SolidWorks Import Diagnostics.

The screenshot below is from SolidWorks on their file.