Trouble Embossing from shape.

[kingston_steele]

Hello. I can't seem to emboss outwards from a shape. I can engrave/cut into the face but can't "extrude" if you will. I get this message when trying:

So see I can cut without any problems:

But I can't do the opposite. The profile is completely closed with no issues:

Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks!

[SBix26]

I can do it in 2017, though the ends don't quite meet up cleanly.  But as simple as this geometry is, I would try to precisely sketch (and fully constrain) one segment, emboss it, then circular pattern it.  How thick do you need the emboss to be?

Sam B

Inventor Professional 2017 R2
Vault Basic 2017
Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit, SP1
Inventor Certified Professional

[kingston_steele]

I'm trying to make it 1mm thick. So when you say make the sketch one sketch do you mean connect everything so that it's one profile?

[SBix26 · Accepted solution]

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@kingston_steele wrote:

I'm trying to make it 1mm thick. So when you say make the sketch one sketch do you mean connect everything so that it's one profile?

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No.  You've got a repeating pattern in your sketch, so I'm suggesting you fully define one repetition of that pattern and emboss it, then pattern that feature.

Sam B

Inventor Professional 2017 R2
Vault Basic 2017
Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit, SP1
Inventor Certified Professional

[kingston_steele]

Oh that's a great idea! I like the way you think. Thanks! I think that works.