How do i fill this part?

david_regan955
david_regan955 Member Posts: 2 ✭
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I have created a multi faced object that, as far as i can tell, is completely enclosed (all edges meet other edges). I created it by making planes and adding sketches and using the "use" line and then adding additional lines to the plane as necessary. I realize that maybe i should have started with a base shape then extruded it, but have no idea how i would have generated the shape with the precise cutout inside to get what i have here but filled in.
I did see this post which sems like what i want to do, but wasn't really able to follow what was being directed. If someone can walk me through it a bit more or has a video of something similar, it would be appreciated.

This is the part … https://cad.onshape.com/documents/055565bf3eb240db6652d6b2/w/e22e354a8ffcecd0126c02f7/e/c8e9b351c02456c00cd70f4b?renderMode=0&uiState=69d8e2dfa698fc854d3a52e2

Thank you

Answers

  • eric_pesty
    eric_pesty Member, pcbaevp Posts: 2,905 PRO

    This might be the most inefficient way you could create a shape like this!

    You could try to use an "enclose" feature but I don't think it will be able to deal with all of this in one go.

    I would highly recommend going through the "new to CAD" learning pathway in the learning center… Learning how to use the tool the way it was meant to will save you a ton of time and frustration in the future…

    https://learn.onshape.com/learn/learning-path/introduction-to-cad


    You can probably create the whole thing with a few extrudes, draft/chamfers, maybe a be couple of lofts for the odd corners.

  • ruben_kwast
    ruben_kwast Member Posts: 56 ✭✭

    The two very top most corners aren't aligning properly, leaving the shape not closed.

    Screenshot_20260411-000751.png
  • ruben_kwast
    ruben_kwast Member Posts: 56 ✭✭

    If you're really particular about where every vertex ends up, you could draw all the edges in manually I guess. But I would use fill to create the faces and then enclose those to create a solid. That way you only have to draw every edge once, and you need way fever planes and sketches. I think I fixed your document and did just that. It was quite therapeutic honestly, but I wouldn't want to do it often.

    https://cad.onshape.com/documents/0ae2954fdd7dc39f51fc2827/w/68fcb73c1977c11a13a76f4b/e/null

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