creating solids from surfaces

[SolidCreative]

I am not very fimilar with UGS NX4. I work in the automotive industry where I get surface model component data, and would like to know how to covert this to solids. UGS displays the part thickens in a skeatch with the correct material thickness and direction. How can i thicken the surface?


Thanks for any help anyone may have.

Matthew

Ps. I know about the export heal function, to correct surface typology.

 

[SolidCreative]

I figured there would be a thicken command but i can not find it anywhere

 

[JohnRBaker]

Try Insert -> Offset/Scale -> Thicken Sheet...


John R. Baker, P.E.
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NX Product Line
UGS Corp
Cypress, CA

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[MSPBenson]

Insert>Offset/Scale>Sheets To solid Assistant
This is also very useful as it will highlight any problem sheets in the geometry when it tells you it can't offset the surfaces.

Mark Benson
CAD Support Engineer