I am a newbie in microstation 3D . I am attaching a dgn file that I am trying to make a into a solid.
I used two method.
first I use convert to solid but it failed.- got a message "unable to convert to solid " which is not useful message.
I tried a few methods . I selected all the surfaces and also leave boths ends unselected. both failed.
2) I tried to use loft surface using guide edges. I get a message unable to perform operation.
Can some expert tell me what is wrong ?
download here : www.dropbox.com/.../3DComplex%20Curved_slab1.dgn
You should be able to use Loft By Sections option.
From the Solids tools use Convert to Solid to convert it to a Smart Solid.
I hope this helps.
Regards,Ron
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I'm not sure why that isn't working for you.
Here's a video screen capture showing the method I explained in my previous post.
It didn't work for me either.
As a workaround I was able to make 3 simpler surfaces by only lofting 3 profiles at a time. These surfaces each converted to smart solids with no problem. Once they are converted to smart solids you can combine them into 1 smart solid with the Unite Solids tool (Keyin: Construct Union )
I created 3 solids but I couldn't unite them. I got a message "Unable to complete boolean operation" Any ideas on how to overcome this ?