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The smoothness and number of faces of the resulting 3D solid are controlled
by the
SMOOTHMESHCONVERT (page 1437) system variable. Whereas the
previous example shows a conversion to a smooth, optimized 3D solid, the
following example shows a conversion to a faceted 3D solid in which the faces
are not merged, or optimized.
The following tables list the objects that can be converted to solid objects and
some limitations on their conversion.
Objects that Can Be Converted to 3D Solids
Required propertiesObject
Encloses a volume with no gaps between edges (watertight)Mesh
Closed, uniform-width, with thicknessPolyline
Closed, zero-width, with thicknessPolyline
Encloses a volume with no gaps between edges (such as a revolved
surface that is capped at both ends or closed mesh objects that
Surface
were converted to surfaces). If the surfaces enclose a watertight
area, you can also convert to a solid with the SURFSCULPT (page
1023) command.
Limitations on Conversion to Solid Objects
DescriptionObject
Cannot contain zero-width vertices.Polyline
Cannot contain segments of variable width.Polyline
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