Removing gaps between surfaces

[users4]

Hi,


I need to make a single surface from a set of 3 surfaces. All these three surfaces need to ultimately represent a single surfacewith a thickness of 0.1mm. I merged the existing surfaces, then thickened them, still there exists a gap between the surfaces. I'm unable to fill that gap, whatever I do.


Can someone suggest something to overcome the problem? I've attached my part file.


Thanks.2006-05-24_184420_leafletsurfaces.prt.zip

 

[Natewebb]

merge the surfaces first, before the thicken, they are not merged on the uploaded part

 

[arroyopr]

2006-05-26_103420_ww.zip


natewebb is absolutelly right. merge first then you only need two thickeness features.There's one thing i notice you can't give to much thickeness to the first surfacebutthe mirror you can give much more.
Edited by: arroyopr

 

[users4]

Hi,


That's exactly what I did. But still, the gap seems to exist. Any other techniques to remove them?

 

[arroyopr]

o.k. i'll that back you have to switch directions. And it take up to .400" thickness. now, Can you pinpoint where is the gap?2006-05-26_105329_ww.zipCould please post an imge so i can play with the file on my end?

 

[users4]

Hi Arroyo,


Here is my part file. I've also included a pic of the gap.


VR


2006-05-26_143056_leafletsurfaces.prt.zip

 

[arroyopr]

Yeah I saw the gap and I measure it and it's .0000070747 wide.I don't know how you cought that. But it's there.

 

[users4]

Yeah, it's there. When I went to Analysis- Model Check, I got a pairs clearance as zero. How did you get this value? Anyway, I found the gap on zooming in close enough.


Any suggestions to correct it?


Thanks,


VR

 

[arroyopr]

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I did analysis/measure distance, but to be honest with you is so tiny that i get deferents results every time. This one was .000006457

 

[users4]

Any suggestions to make it 0.00?

 

[donha]

Delete one of your surfaces. Make a boundary surface between the open hole.

Change your part accuracy (not suggested). Perhaps I am telling something I should not . I would call this cheating. For some unknown reason the way you created your surfaces left a slight gap (not uncommon). Use your remaining surfaces to create the boundary surface after deleting one of the surfaces.

 

[users4]

Hi Donha,


I first made the middle surface. This gace me a kind of pseudo edge, which I used to make the surfaces at the sides. So which surface should I delete? Could you please explain in a detailed way what you actually mean?


Could you please tell me how to change the part accuracy? And also, how to determine how much gap exists between the surfaces? I used Analysis- Model check- Part clearance and this gave me a value of 0.00. But then when I zoomed close enough, the gap was evident.


Thanks,


VR