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How to convert a 3DSolid to 3DMesh or 3DFaces?
A - answer Some types of simple 3DSOLIDs can be converted to surfaces with the CONVTOSURFACE command and then converted to 3D Meshes or 3D Faces.

But if you need to convert any general 3D solid, this method may fail. An arbitrary conversion to 3DMesh was usually accomplished using the 3DSOUT command (and possibly 3DSIN) in the older AutoCAD versions but as this command is not available anymore in the current versions, this way cannot be used either.

In AutoCAD 2011, 2012 and higher you can use the free LISP utility "CADstudio Sol2Mesh" and its commands SOL2MESH and SOL2FACES. These commands convert any 3D solid to meshes or separate 3D faces. You can download the SOL2MESH utility from www.cadstudio.cz/download and load it with APPLOAD.

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12.11.2011    3111x  
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applies to: AutoCAD 2013 · AutoCAD 2012 · AutoCAD 2011 ·

See also:
Tip 8322:How to extract intersection lines or edges from 3D objects?
Tip 8183:Convert surface (mesh) model to 3D solid body.
Tip 8048:Can I import AutoCAD DWG models into Revit?
Tip 7297:How to project geometry to any 3D surface.
Tip 7093:How to convert a polygon or a region to 3Dfaces.
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