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Adding a cover to one end of a cylinder.. (Edited for one end.)

BigJerr
BigJerr Member Posts: 9 ✭
edited November 2021 in Learning Center
Hello everyone. I have just constructed a cylinder in Onshape and was wondering how to put a fabric cover at each open end of the cylinder. TIA.

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/e7b657fa270146613ac1402c/w/71e761a68a041e92a8d04d59/e/865c4aea3b002c9260d3d515

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  • KatieHuffman
    KatieHuffman Member, Onshape Employees, Developers Posts: 194 image
    @bigjerr_papa
    You created a surface model rather than a solid. If you create a solid the ends will be capped and the model will have volume. Edit the extrude feature and change the option to Solid. 
  • BigJerr
    BigJerr Member Posts: 9 ✭
    Thanks. But, I need it as a surface not a solid.
  • MichaelPascoe
    MichaelPascoe Member Posts: 2,932 PRO
    edited November 2021
    Do you simply want a flat surface cover or do you want it to actually look like fabric like the pic below?



    RENDERCAD
    rendercad.ai - Photorealistic product rendering.

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  • BigJerr
    BigJerr Member Posts: 9 ✭
    Nylon, for use in a passenger airbag. So the AB will be deployed with some form of gas.
  • tim_hess427
    tim_hess427 Member Posts: 648 ✭✭✭✭
    https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/fill.htm
  • BigJerr
    BigJerr Member Posts: 9 ✭
    edited December 2021
    tim_hess427 said:
    https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/fill.htm
    Oooops. Sorry I misread your response. Lol. It's fine.
  • MichaelPascoe
    MichaelPascoe Member Posts: 2,932 PRO
    edited December 2021
    Here is how to use the fill feature. You could also use Offset face and set it to 0. However, Onshape is not made for surfaces, it works best with parts. Most likely these parts will have thicknesses in real life, so creating them as parts should be fine in this case.

    Also, here is a great place to learn Onshape Learning Center.


    How to use the Fill feature:




    RENDERCAD
    rendercad.ai - Photorealistic product rendering.

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  • BigJerr
    BigJerr Member Posts: 9 ✭
    Thank you. 
  • BigJerr
    BigJerr Member Posts: 9 ✭
    Thank you. Can there be a thickness to cylinder walls and still attach the end cap?

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