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Unable to enclose these surfaces
stefan_eichberger
Member Posts: 2 ✭
Hi all
I'll have to admit that I'm at the beginning of understanding surfaces and I'm struggling in how to enclose what I created here:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/69acee4fe669c0504dfd9991/w/c1f67ffa6cdd45254e0f9700/e/0e86bfbbe5d6a88b3b237ac2
The help states that I have to select all surfaces/solids that form a enclosed region to convert it into a solid. When I do this on my part it doesn't work and just states that the resulting form is not valid.
Please, advises in what I did wrong are highly appreciated
Cheers
Stefan
I'll have to admit that I'm at the beginning of understanding surfaces and I'm struggling in how to enclose what I created here:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/69acee4fe669c0504dfd9991/w/c1f67ffa6cdd45254e0f9700/e/0e86bfbbe5d6a88b3b237ac2
The help states that I have to select all surfaces/solids that form a enclosed region to convert it into a solid. When I do this on my part it doesn't work and just states that the resulting form is not valid.
Please, advises in what I did wrong are highly appreciated
Cheers
Stefan
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Jake_Rosenfeld
Moderator, Onshape Employees, Developers Posts: 1,646 
@stefan_eichberger
I looked around the document and didn't see any part studios with surfaces in them. Did you figure out your issue? If not, maybe mock up a separate document or make a version in this document that contains the surfaces you want to enclose.
https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/versionmanager.htm
Jake Rosenfeld - Modeling Team6 -
stefan_eichberger
Member Posts: 2 ✭
Good god , I'm very sorry.
You are right. This was my mistake I guessed when I use 'Fill' that the result will be surface.
After doing some more tests I figured out why I thought that. All 'Fill's are surfaces until the last fill encloses the shape and then it will be automatically a solid.
Thanks for the help I'll go and sit in the corner for a while
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I looked around the document and didn't see any part studios with surfaces in them. Did you figure out your issue? If not, maybe mock up a separate document or make a version in this document that contains the surfaces you want to enclose.
https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/versionmanager.htm
You are right. This was my mistake I guessed when I use 'Fill' that the result will be surface.
After doing some more tests I figured out why I thought that. All 'Fill's are surfaces until the last fill encloses the shape and then it will be automatically a solid.
Thanks for the help I'll go and sit in the corner for a while