Creating solid from stl file

[ecosse]

How can you convert a .stl file into a solid .prt file in WF 4.0? I have opened the stl and saved as a prt, but it only creates surfaces. Any ideas?

 

[jvidal]

You'll probably have to heal the geometry first. If your surfaces do not form and enclosed volume you won't be able to create a solid part.

When ProE is ready to create a solid you'll see a message saying to click Edit > Solidify on the message area.

A .prt file is not synonymous of a solid part. You can have a .prt file composed only of surfaces or a mix of solid features and surfaces or solid features only.
Edited by: jvidal

 

[Erik Sallingboe]

It depends on why you need a solid part.


You are able to convert stl to solid : File > save a copy > Shrinkwarp > Faceted solid, it gives you a solid part.

 

[Jo_T]

Erik,


I tried this technique on an .stl file and was not able to generate a solid part. Have you seen a trend in the types of .STL files or the complexity of the file to end in a non-solid part? As I write this, I am trying another .stl file to see what results I will end up with.


I did have better success with creating a faceted solid geom part from an imported .iges surface. I used the quality setting of 10 and would have liked to have had a higher setting available due to the size of the facets that resulted in the solid model.


ANY insight you have on this would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Erik Sallingboe]

Hi Johanna


Sorry for the slow.


The complextiy is importent for the result. But your settings i the menu is also importent, please look at the first picture. The picture show the settings and the import stl file. The second picture show the result.


I hope it is helpful

 

[cweigold]

I believe SolidWorks can do this. You can open the stl as a solid body and then save out as iges or whatever.

 

[tobbo]

"I believe SolidWorks can do this. You can open the stl as a solid body and then save out as iges or whatever. "


uuuhhm..ok? seems to me that the question still remains unless you have SW?


(and please dontmake this to yet another boring"SWis better than pro/E"thread )


btw, welcome to this forum!!

//Tobias



Edited by: tobbo

 

[cweigold]

I was simply stating that I believe SW can do it, therefore it is a potential solution. I have never tried it myself as I don't have regular access to SW.

 

[tobbo]

no worries!!

But for me it

 

[Kevin De Smet]

Solidworks can do it, but there is a limited polycount. If your .STL has to many triangles it will not import it as a surface or solid body, and it seems this here is a fairly big file. Solidworks Premium's ScanTo3D might still do it though but I can't say that for a fact.

Eitherway I guess it's irrelevant right

 

[Jo_T]

Erik,


Thank-you for your post. Your images displayed the same setting options that I chose. The shrinkwrap functionality wasn't intended for the use I am applying it to, but it does make quick work of generating solid parts of non-critical parts.


Here is what I came up with. I'll update the post once I recieve the FDM part created from the file. (Identifying features have been removed to protect the innocent)