Can't understand why I can't enclose my surfaces properly

steven_harris739

Hi There everyone,

I am trying to enclose a ramp-like shape but the Enclose tool does not like the input of the surfaces. Does anyone see why ?

Thank you in advance for any advice

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/d3b7d89f4f57b8637828f045/w/5d15d5116763c38198ce0a68/e/27e329c2f0ff9a1fd96d76b7

konstantin_shiriazdanov

don't know exactly what the problem is, but i think that extruding ramp projection up to face doesn't guarantee that closed volume will be created. check my approach
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/0a926aaaab5be9dba5d69000/w/44fd8424163c9df703be130a/e/197c9038122148f296868ed0

steven_harris739

Thank you so much ! 

Im going to study this a lot ! Just by a quick look I have learnt a lot of useful construction tips.

thank you for your effort

konstantin_shiriazdanov

you may want to you aplly Fill command first to create a closed volume and use Enclose to make solid from a closed volume by selecting bouding faces

steven_harris739

Thanks so much. The Fill tool worked but I sadly cannot get the Enclose tool to work. Ill keep trying 

Thanks

Steve 

steven_harris739

Still can’t get enclose to work. Maybe I have built this shape wrong. When I look at the amount of surfaces bottom left in the surfaces tab it says I only have three. But the closed volume consists of 5. I think I have screwed up! Maybe I’ll start again ! 

Any my tips would be great. Thanks to konstantin for the fill tool advice. Do you think I’m using the enclose tool wrong ?

thanks 

Steve 

konstantin_shiriazdanov

don't know exactly what the problem is, but i think that extruding ramp projection up to face doesn't guarantee that closed volume will be created. check my approach
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/0a926aaaab5be9dba5d69000/w/44fd8424163c9df703be130a/e/197c9038122148f296868ed0

steven_harris739

Thank you so much ! 

Im going to study this a lot ! Just by a quick look I have learnt a lot of useful construction tips.

thank you for your effort