Hello,
I am looking for a simple way of creating a new part from the inside empty volume of an assembly. For example if a wanted to create a part file for the water in a box that was full of other parts. The assembly is a little complex (~100 parts) and saving as a part and then using the combine->subtract tool is slow and tedious. Is there a SolidWorks tool for filling this inside volume? Perhaps something in the "mold" menu (I am not familiar with this).
Thanks!
PS. I posted a similar question in the SolidWorks Flow discussion board because Flow has a very easy way of creating that Fluid Sub-domain, but no way to export it as a part that I can see.
Bill,
Welcome to the forum,
Here is what I do to check the volume of my containers, create a sketch at the water level in your container
(if you use the convert entities or intersect curve command it will be associated to your container.)
extrude to body and turn off merge results you now have two solid bodies, do a mass properties on the
liquide part.
Frank