template and surface file: tips

[gianniturbina]

Good morning to all,
for work use solidworks.
I took a little particular job: I must carry out an inherent project of the models (camion).
they sent me some .step files probably downloaded from paid sites and consist of many imported surfaces:
For example, the front hood is a unique surface covering the printed sheet metal.
I must tasform these surfaces in solid until forming the "cubetto" of the truck as a whole.
being surfaces I used sw controls going to stretch, cut etc. the surfaces then close them and sew them together by joining the surfaces and creating the solid.
Unfortunately, sometimes it is impossible to use these functions especially when the surfaces have such a complex shape.
to who happened to manage similar files to build molds or other, I would like to ask for help and advice:
Perhaps you use more programmes to this type of application.
My goal is to take this file of complete surfaces (imagine a van made up of just sheet metals that are surfaces) and make it a unique, full body inside.
I hope you answer me

 

[czar]

with solidworks and imported surfaces the easy road does not exist especially if complex surfaces, with jagged edges and missing areas. until they are few interventions to perform you endure to recreate or fill the missing parts, then it becomes more the fatigue than the taste.

 

[gianniturbina]

Okay what program could I use to overcome this problem?
maybe soloedge while always being a parametric, has a more complete reverse eng part?
Has anyone tried?
what would be the most suitable for you?

 

[Gio_S]

hi, you need stl files, with mesh continues, that go to delimite complex volumes creating one without stretch marks.
a suitable sw that has many features to correct, connect, clean etc etc is meshlab.
It is not of immediate learning but it is the only one that comes with so many features.

MeshLab

www.meshlab.net

 

[gianniturbina]

Thank you so much!
It seems also free.
I'll give you proof and I'll give you some; Thank you!

 

[gianniturbina]

with solidworks and imported surfaces the easy road does not exist especially if complex surfaces, with jagged edges and missing areas. until they are few interventions to perform you endure to recreate or fill the missing parts, then it becomes more the fatigue than the taste.

exact with sw I have already tried and becomes really complex; would be simple following these steps:
- transform all surface bodies into solid through the "thick" command
- fill the empty areas with volume --> but it is impossible as the system does not have a function that allows to fill the gaps between such complex bodies.
This is a painful point for software that has such high costs: by now in the 3d printing era should integrate more complete functions and allow to make this kind of changes.