Ok, so I have a .OBJ file (not sure what program it was done in) that I was able to import into SolidWorks using the Scan to 3D add-in tool.
How can i now save this as something i can work with in SolidWorks? I want to be able to repair the surfaces, mesh them together and turn them into a solid.
Is this possible??
Matthew,
Mark Biasotti can give you better advice on how best to handle this, but I will give you my take on it. It all depends on what you want to do with the SolidWorks model. Is it just taking up space in an assembly? Then I would use the surfaces that look good, add new surfaces where needed with Boundary or Fill Surfaces, and Knit them all together to get a solid. Do you want to be able to have a SolidWorks part that you can manipulate and change? I would use the imported object as a scaffold around which I would build my SolidWorks model. How you build it depends on what the object looks like. If you can use analytical geometry like cylinders and rectangular shapes, then Extrudes and Revolves may be the way to go. If it is all organic shapes, then go with Surfacing tools.
Jerry S.