How to stitch and validate solids in Fusion

Solution:

To create a solid body from a surface body in Fusion

• Use Stitch to close any gaps in the surface body. See: Fusion Help Stitch surface bodies
• Use Validate to check for gaps in an imported surface body and repair. See: Fusion Help Validate reference

Using tolerance in Stitch command

• When Stitch command tolerance is smaller than the surface gaps in the model, the command fails to join/close the gaps. In this example, the command fails to join/close hole when tolerance is 0.548 mm.

• When Stitch command tolerance is larger than the surface gaps in the model, the command will join/close the gaps. In this example, the command succeeds when the tolerance is 3.836 mm.

 

Using the Validate command on imported surface bodies

• Validate is used to close/repair surface bodies in Fusion, often when imported bodies are surface bodies.
• The validate command is listed under Inspect and will only appear when the Design History is turned off.