Solids Question

[RStuart]

i am trying to create a solid similar to the way that I would create a ruled surface. I basically have two squares that are parallel to each other but at different z depths an are not identical. I am trying to create a solid while maintaining the blend between the two. Solid Sweep?

[Guest]

How about extruding the entire thing as a block and doing the remove in the areas your need. This way you have one solid piece instead of having to do a boolean add.

 

Don't know if it's the best way....

 

But it'll work

[RStuart]

I ended up just creating what i could as solids and what i could as surfaces and changed the solids to surfaces and then all the surfaces to a solid. Might not be the best way, but we will see if i get the desired effect. Thanks a million.

[RStuart]

When you try and create a swept solid, what does it mean when it says requires planar chain set?

[Guest]

same plane

[RStuart]

got it.

[RStuart]

is there a way to combine two solid bodies?

[Guest]

boolean add?

[RStuart]

the solid bodies are "touching each other", but when I go to extrude a pocket through both of them to a specified depth it onlt cuts one or the other.

[RStuart]

okay, i managed to convert all solids into surfaces, remove the shared surface and then converted all surfaces into on solid. Seems to have worked so far.

[Storkman]

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i am trying to create a solid similar to the way that I would create a ruled surface. I basically have two squares that are parallel to each other but at different z depths an are not identical. I am trying to create a solid while maintaining the blend between the two. Solid Sweep?

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RStuart, Use solid loft, on the create body page there is a check box to create as ruled.