creating 3d solid wing shape

[motley]

Need some advice in trying to create 3D solids of
1 aircraft wing foam core
2 skin for above

I have got root & tip airfoils in correct place and joined them with RULESURF. Looks very nice when shaded but is only a polygon mesh without the properties of a solid.
Have I started the right way?
How do I close of the ends of this ‘flat tube’ and make it a solid?
After that, is there a simple way to make a 3D solid skin for above.

Cheers
Vince

 

[CADSTUDENT]

You can use SHADEMODE command. I believe this will work on 3D meshes. Note that shaded images cannot be plotted. However, the [Print Screen] button on the keyboard can be used to cpy a shaded image to windows Clipboard. I am not sure of what or how you want to close the end of a "flat tube"? Do you mean bending the end of the pipe together or do you want the end of the pipe look like a primitive? Hope this helps - John

 

[twlincoln]

You can try and find a utility called M2S.LSP

http://www.vizikos.com/lisp/m2s.lsp

I would seriously look at a higher end product that works better with surface models or more controls for solids... like Inventor.

- Tracy

 

[anotherpipeguy]

Is there some reason that you didn't model the wing as a solid? AutoCAD is "high end" software, and shademode is not going to accomplish what you are trying to do. You could even make a solid and use the shell command to make it hollow. the sky's the limit.

 

[motley]

Unless I'm missing something, there is no solid command that 'extrudes' between two dissimilar faces. RULESURF joins them perfectly but it is not a solid.
Anyway I am teaching myself solidworks now and it appears more useful with solids.