Note: Make Watertight is used with version 8 solids. Post-version 8 solids use the
Solid Doctor.
This wizard makes a solid or mesh watertight by filling large gaps and sealing small gaps.
- Select the solid or mesh you want to make watertight.
- Click Solid Tools tab > Fix panel > Solid/Mesh Doctor.
- Use the pages of the wizard to make your solid watertight.
The Make Watertight Wizard consists of the following pages:
- Set the maximum linking tolerance — Use this page to set the healing tolerance for the sealing operation.
- Options — Specify additional controls on this page, which is accessed from the first page of the wizard.
- Repair holes in solids — This page gives you additional control when repairing holes.
- Review solid state — Use this page to review the current state of the solid.
- Heal existing surface links in the solid — This page displays, and enables you to heal, the gaps outside the healing tolerance.
- Wizard result — If the solid becomes watertight, a dialog is displayed that shows the number of holes and gaps that remain in the solid at a particular tolerance.