merging surfaces

[2ms1]

Why am I not able to merge the spout and main body of this faucet? Neither set of selections shown works -- the merge button is always grayed out. I am new to surface modeling

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[miked]

First be absolutley sure that they are both surfaces. If so then try intersecting them and using the resulting curve to trim them before merging.


Failing that, send me the file and Ill have a look. I am in the midst of a dristan induced coma so I cant guarantee that I will make any sense.


miked

 

[2ms1]

they are both surfaces. in fact, I am following a tutorial (frotime) that says to simply select the two surfaces, but I'm stuck b/c it is not happening. how do i send the file?

 

[Miko]

hi. When are you selecting the surfaces you must hold on the CTRL button.. and than you will see Merge function in active mode .. Just upload file and I will fix it. you can upload any file in RAR or ZIP format by clicking on the FILE UPLOAD button which look like diskette.

Regards

 

[2ms1]

Here are both the part file and the tutorial I am following (the step is p.13).



2006-04-27_175348_faucet.prt.zip

2006-04-27_175810_tutorial.zip

 

[Zaki]

Actualy in WF, the total GUI and its functionality is changed, now u must select surfaces by seting selection filter to quilt, then the murge tool will available. Other requirements are common sense based. and u can understand.

 

[[-Skint-]]

Hi 2ms1,


I remember doing this part some time ago, I am new to surface modelling also.


It should deffinatly be possible to do, I have my old part still here and the merge function is complete etc, there is no point me uploading for you because I am using WF2 and you are using student edition so you will not be able to open the part. I could not open your either to see if I could figure out where you went wrong.


If I was you, I would start again, it would probably work then

 

[appinmi]

Instead of setting the selection filter, you can also select both surfaces in the model tree, while holding the "cntrl" key. Then on the top tool bar, select Edit then Merge.

 

[jet47]

Use wireframe in manner to see the hole into the surface. If yousee a violet geometry, this means that you have an unfilled surface.

 

[ctolman]

THe quilt filter does not need to be chosen for the merge to be available, but it is the easiest way to Highlight BOTH quilts. They must both be selected by holding down the control key before the merge option is available. For some reason it simply doesn't understand that you will pick the second surface later!


Be careful with the merge command. You can get several different surfaces based on the settings that you set in the dashboard. Normally you want to "JOIN" instead of "intersect". (Intersect is the default) Intersect will try to trim both surfaces to eachother, join will simply attempt to stitch the surfaces together (to carry on the proE fabrics metaphor!)

 

[2ms1]

Thanks for all the info. COuld someone possibly look at the file and tell me why when the quilt filter is on I am only able to select the spout/cylinder and not the main faucet body? If it is the case that the main faucet body is not a quilt, then I wonder how that could have happened when I created by inserting a "Swept Blend > Surface"