Importing STEP Files from ZEMAX and Combining Bodies into a Solid Object

[Andrey K]

Hi,

I generated a CPC (parabolic reflector) in ZEMAX and exported it as STEP file, imported it into NX and I got a Body. I made a few copies of that body and moved them apart a little, but some of them overlapped, so I used the Trim Body tool to get rid of unwanted pieces.
Now I have a reflector for multiple LEDs but it looks like a thin sheet, and to be able to manufacture it I want to encompass it into a cylinder, but I am unsure how to do it.

Can you please suggest which tools would allow me to put these reflector bodies into a cylinder?
I guess I'd start by filling in the missing surfaces: between reflectors and between reflector and cylinder circumference.
Then project the cylinder down to the end of the reflector and fill in the volume (outside of the inner reflector) with material.

The final part will have LEDs inserted from the bottom and the inner reflector material will be milled out and the light will emit from LED, bounce off the walls of the reflector in open air to help collimate the LED.

Thank you in advance!

 

[Andrey K]

A friend helped.

Steps are:
Sew all the sheet bodies together.
Extrude the circle curve into a cylinder, using Boolean None.
Trim Body, select the cylinder and then select the sewn face of all the reflectors.

 

[Toost]

Your friend was faster than me.
Great work!

Regards,
Tomas