how to make surface to solid in solidworks

how to make surface to solid in solidworks
In this video you will learn how to make a surface in to a solid in solidworks
There are several ways you can convert a surface body into a solid body in solidworks.
We briefly explain what a surface is and why you might want to convert to a solid. We then take a look at the knit surface and thicken tools that will allow us to convert from surface to solid in solidworks.
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Timestamps:
0:00 how to make surface to solid in solidworks
0:40 what is a surface
1:34 Thicken - uniform wall thickness
2:44 Fill surface
3:40 Knit surface - create solid
4:06 Knit surface - thicken enclosed volume
5:20 outro
==Tags==
#surfacetosolidsolidworks #solidworkssurface #solidworksthicken #solidworksdesign

[@DesignMountain]

Learn how to convert surface bodies to solid bodies in Solidworks

[@bobski1151]

You helped me allot.

[@zellalmohammed406]

Thhhhhank you

[@JarrenW83]

Legend

[@nvrfollowb5]

Is there a way to then turn it into an editable solid where you can extrude cut, mate etc.?

[@DesignMountain]

yes convert to solid body then you can extrude cut

[@fladoodel]

How would you then take this for example and make a negative of it for a two part mold? I have a fingerboard model I made and can't figure out how to take the profile of it and essentially attach it to a rectangle

[@DesignMountain]

Use the combine subtract tool. It’s a multi body part modelling technique but you would
Subtract the fingerboard model away from a another block of material

[@alvinlin8140]

Hi I've had a problem with doing something like this. I created a car chassis design (well half of it, I'm going to mirror it once it's completely done) which I have made into one surface but the thicken ability won't work. I used check to see why, and it says that there's an open surface which I can't see no matter how much I zoom in. What should I do? is there another way to "thicken" my chassis?
I believe another way is to make a offset of the original and use something (still don't know what) to connect the two and then knit them together with the make solid option to I believe basically do the same thing. Am I on the right trail?
Thanks!

[@DesignMountain]

Hi you need to patch the surface to make a closed volume. Try the surface knit - if its a small gap it can autopatch

[@huldar]

Jumping crusty crustaceans that video helped me out

[@stefan7813]

"The feature could not be created because it would produce self-intersecting geometry." Help bro.. Im on work, i need it fast haha Thankss 😅

[@kameshachlas333]

Hi sir can i get your contact no. To learn surface modeling

[@DesignMountain]

contact me here.. what do you want to learn?

[@desig_mech5781]

Where?