How to convert enclosed surface to solid in CATIA?

BDNS Murthy

6 Jul, 2013 04:47 PM

Follow the steps to do the thickness on the surface

1. Step 1:

   Create the piston which you wanted create the thickness
   

   

2. Step 2:

   Go to Start -> Mechanical Design -> Wireframe and Surface Design
   

   

3. Step 3:

   Select the Offset Tool from the Surfaces Toolbar
   

   

4. Step 4:

   Select the surfaces to create a offset surface on the piston surface and enter the required dimension
   

   

5. Step 5:

   The surface is created as shown
   

   

6. Step 6:

   Likewise the other surfaces are also created by clicking on the surface
   

   

7. Step 7:

   Other surface is also created from the given part
   

   

8. Step 8:

   Same process is repeated for the other surfaces as below
   

   

9. Step 9:

   Other offset surface is created on inside surface
   

   

10. Step 10:

    Another surface is selected and click ok to create a offset surface
    

    

11. Step 11:

    After that the surfaces looks like this.
    

    

12. Step 12:

    Click on all the surfaces and click on Join Tool from the Operations toolbar as shown below
    

    

13. Step 13:

    Click on OK for the surfaces to Join
    

    

14. Step 14:

    Go to Start -> Mechanical Design -> Part Design
    

    

15. Step 15:

    Now click on the Insert on the top and insert a body
    

    

16. Step 16:

    Now click on the Thick Surface and select the surface to create a thickness from the surface
    

    

17. Step 17:

    Select the direction to which it has to be created and enter the thickness
    

    

18. Step 18:

    Now the thickened surface is shown below. And hide the surface if you want to hide it
    

    

19. Step 19:

    Apply the material to differentiate that they are different
    

    

20. Step 20:

    I have sectioned it to see the difference between the two materials