SolidWorks Surfacing: Avoiding Degenerate Surfaces - SolidWorks Training by SolidWize

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This SolidWorks tutorial covers - Boundary surfaces when applied to 2 or 3 sided boundaries, force the control curves to a singularity, leading to a degenerate surface. In these cases, a fill surface should be used instead.

[@trexinvert]

This is a great video:
a.) use [surface fill] but a few things before that:
b.) Add surfaces to edges that border the geometry. Crating a normal to surface capability.
c.) Click off "optimize" because optimize=boundary surface setting(internal calc method imbedded in the option)

[@SolidWize]

Typically people use surfacing for more organic designs such as plastic parts or automotive body panels, but you can also use the surfacing tools to make solid modeling faster.

[@jeeplvr2000]

I still get end artifacts. I model finger prosthetics for those in need and surface modeling the part that actually fits the residual finger is the hardest part of all. I draw to sketch pictures and I have tried lofting, boundary, and now filled surface and I still cant get a model that I can mirror successfully. I draw half of the model and mirror that half to get a full cup shaped model. Any suggestions? If I can figure out how to do this successfully it would sure speed things along in my design process.

[@manu50415]

I have tried each step as the clip VDO. But it did not work when the curvature control selected. No any response. A message appeared " .........The boundary can not be patched "

[@MotorsportsX]

had to use it for the first time today.. modeling a boot.. o so much easier. geometry is much cleaner to.

[@ilustradsn]

hi, Is there a way to fix the surface mesh like in Zbrush that you can retopologize the geometry to make it smoother? thank you

[@antonioesposito8071]

no and yes and then no those are not polygons like in zbrush (or Maya, Blender, C4D, 3dsmax, etc) but a much more complicated mathematical model called NURBS, so the question really does not stand up. There is however a somehow analog function called "rebuild surface", but this function is not present in SW

[@ilustradsn]

yes, REBUILD is the command, but I wish sw had it..thanks@@antonioesposito8071

[@SolidWize]

It depends on the geometry you are working with. Feel free to email me your part, if you want me to take a look: rohit(at)solidwize(.)com

[@Annibals]

Did Elon just give me a tutorial

[@MotorsportsX]

why would you use surfacing. I never have touched it.

[@antonioesposito8071]

ahhahaha