Stitch surfaces together in Part environment

Combine adjacent surfaces that have the same size edges.

Use Stitch in the part environment to stitch surfaces together into a quilt.

1. On the ribbon, click 3D Model tab Surface panel Stitch. The Stitch dialog box displays.
2. Select surfaces using one of the following methods:
   • To select all surfaces at once, right-click and click Select All.
   • To select one or more individual surfaces, in the graphics window, click them. As the surfaces are selected, the edge conditions display. Edges without a coedge become red in color. Successfully stitched edges are black.
3. To enable/disable edge analysis and assess edges before stitching together, click the Analyze tab.
   Note: Checking tangent edge analysis decreases system performance.
4. On the Stitch tab, set the tolerance.
5. If appropriate, enable the Maintain as surface.
6. To join surfaces together in a quilt or solid, click Apply.
7. All newly stitched edges are black. The remaining free edges are still red, and are listed in Find Remaining Free Edges. The list displays the maximum distance each edge pair is from the other. Free edges that are not selected and considered for stitching has no value.
8. Use tolerance control to stitch surfaces that were unsuccessful the first time. In the Maximum Tolerance list, select or enter a value. Look at the remaining edge pairs that you want to stitch together, and the smallest associated Max Gap value. The Max Gap value is the largest gap that the Stitch command considers for making a tolerant edge. Use the smallest Max Gap value as a guide for entering a Maximum Tolerance value. For example, a Max Gap of 0.00362 must have a value of 0.004 entered in the Maximum Tolerance list to enable a successful stitch.
   Note: Right-click a value in the list to use as the Maximum Tolerance value.
9. Click Apply. All of the newly stitched edges are black.
10. When stitching is complete, click Done. All edges return to their original color before entering the Stitch command.

Note: By default, stitch features consume input surface features such as extruded or revolved surfaces. Consumed features are nested and indented below the consumer to show the dependency on that feature. In cases where consumption is not desirable, you can right-click in the browser, and then select Consume Inputs to change the consumption status.