virk Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 We work with then english Vectorworks 2021. We design a model consisting of a.o. many symbols which again consist of sweeps (f.e. 2D line sweep around a "center" point) and extrusions. We export this model as a step-file. When our client imports the step-file into his CAD-software, the extrusions are visible "correctly" as solids but the sweeps are only visible with shiny surfaces, where you can look through, which is undesirable. What can we do to solve this problem so that sweeps are also displayed opaque as solids? Quote Link to comment
EAlexander Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Not sure what the problem is, but you could try converting the sweeps to Generic Solids before exporting. So select all sweeps then go to MODIFY>CONVERT>CONVERT TO GENERIC SOLIDS. See if that helps. The fact that you're sweeping a line instead of a polygon or polyline might be the problem, but I wouldn't think that matters. Quote Link to comment
Pat Stanford Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 If you Sweep a line, you are only going to get the surface of the object. It will not have any volume. In order to get a solid object you will need to make polygons/polylines with one edge being the axis you are sweeping around. 1 Quote Link to comment
virk Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 Thank you both for your quick answers. This helps us understand the topic. Quote Link to comment
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