Working with invalid solids

Some imported solids may look fine, but are not valid for further modeling or for recognizing features from.

To check if a solid is valid

1. Select Construct tab > Solids panel > Verify Solid.
2. In the Verify Solid dialog, select a solid.
3. Select Color bad faces to highlight self-intersecting faces and bad faces in the Graphics window.
4. Click Verify.

To fix invalid solids

If you try to import an invalid solid, an error is displayed and you can choose to import the solid as surfaces. You can create a solid from these surfaces using the Stitch tool.

Imported surfaces are named according to which solid they belong to. For example, the surfaces imported from a solid named solid1 are named solid1_1, solid1_2, and so on.

To fix a bad surface or face

1. Select the bad faces.
2. Right-click on one of the faces and select Fix Face from the context menu.