Forming a Solid from 2 Surfaces?

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Forming a Solid from 2 Surfaces?

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Hi,

I am making a busbar and want to put the insulation on it and I took and offset the surface by 0 for the inner surface and with 1 surface and by 1.0 for the outside surface, how do I form a solid with these 2 surfaces or is there a better way?
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Jim
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Re: Forming a Solid from 2 Surfaces?

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Hi @JMOS4,
Can you post your part?
I think there are many different ways to do this, but without the part it is difficult to say.
Also, do you need this insulation to be a separate part or can it just be a separate body within the same part?

Edit to Add:
You can use "Thicken" on the 0 distance offset surface. See attached part.
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Re: Forming a Solid from 2 Surfaces?

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Hi,

think I figured it out using the intersect command and yes separate body in the same part

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Re: Forming a Solid from 2 Surfaces?

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JMOS4 wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 8:49 am Hi,

think I figured it out using the intersect command and yes separate body in the same part

Regards,
Jim
Interesting...I didn't know you could use Intersect to solve a problem like this, considering there are 2 surfaces missing...
Yep, just verified it by using "Cap Planar Openings"...Once again proving that Intersect is the Swiss Army Knife in the SW toolbox.
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