Problem combining shapes and solids

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saeppi
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Problem combining shapes and solids

Post by saeppi »

Hello,
I've got a female GL32 cap which I need to have 3D printed but it's been rejected as it's not one piece. Neither the Fusion nor the Connect features work in my case as FreeCAD spits out errors that I can't combine shapes and solids. Would you help me on the way finding out how I could resolve that please? That's the file:
http://holyteddy.com/gl32_cap.FCStd
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Re: Problem combining shapes and solids

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Re: Problem combining shapes and solids

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You need to convert the shape to a solid, then combine.

Your example file is 404 Not Found, try attaching it to a message rather than linking to it somewhere else.

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Re: Problem combining shapes and solids

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The problem with the link is the filename is really gl32_cap.FCStd. If you want the file you can click the link and then edit the url.
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Re: Problem combining shapes and solids

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TheMarkster wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 9:00 pm The problem with the link is the filename is really gl32_cap.FCStd.
Fixed.
saeppi
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Re: Problem combining shapes and solids

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montyl wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 2:46 pm You need to convert the shape to a solid, then combine.
I tried but it failed (Shell Not Connected). I read I might need to set Refine to False but I couldn't figure how I'd do that at this stage.
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Re: Problem combining shapes and solids

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The object named Shell001 is not a solid. It is essentially a ring shaped face.

In addition, Cut001 fails geometry check.
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