SOLIDIFY command

Converts meshes to solids.

BricsCAD Shape; BricsCAD Lite; BricsCAD Pro; BricsCAD Mechanical; BricsCAD BIM

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Description

Converts regions and (groups of) meshes to solids (and planar surfaces), both in model space and inside block definitions.

The command tries to convert meshes to surfaces, then to stitch surfaces where possible and finally to convert the stitched surfaces to solids. It then tries to remap the properties of each surface or block reference converted (to reapply colors, materials, etc.).

Options within the command context panel

  1. Entities
  2. Settings
Entities
Select entities in the drawing
Allows you to choose which entities to select.
Entire drawing
By default, the panel selects all entities in the model space.
Settings
Convert to surface if stitching is not possible
Tick the option to have the algorithm detect and convert meshes to surfaces.
Stitch tolerance
Defines the maximum gap within which stitching will be performed.
Use auto tolerance
The algorithm automatically determines a stitching tolerance. This option is highly recommended.
Use custom
Allows you to type in a stitching tolerance value expressed in drawing units.
  1. Results
  2. Result types menu
Results
The command context panel displays the results suggestions in a tree view.

Click the entities names in the list to preview/highlight them in the model space (if possible). To add or remove entities to the preview, use the Shift and Ctrl keys and the Select all and Clear selection options.

Right-click an entity name in the list to display a context menu. Use the Zoom option to extend the view to the highlighted entities.

Tick the check-boxes to edit the list of entities to be converted.

Press the Finish button to accept the selection.

Result types menu
Displays the list of result types (3D solid, surface, not stitched, could not create surface).

Select/deselect result types in the menu to filter the displayed results in the tree view.

Note:
  • To obtain a cleaner model, you can further use the PURGE, SIMPLIFY, and DMSIMPLIFY/DMSIMPLIFYALL commands (for BIM license level use also the BIMIFY command).
  • The SOLIDIFY command is integrated in the DWGHEALTH command's Repair 3D Imports routine. You can also add it to your own custom DWGHEALTH routine (see DWGHEALTH command article).