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Hello 
I am new to CAD. I hope you guys can help me.

I have a dxf file containing a mesh (from photogrammetry/drone). My goal is to convert the mesh into a solid.

DXF is exported from Agisoft Photoscan.
CAD software I am using is Autocad.

What I have tried:

1. Convert dxf to dwg (as my customer wants dwg)
2. Then convert the mesh to surface. 
3.Then union all surfaces.
4. Either use "convert to solid" function or "thicken". Convert to solid gives Message: "108314 Objects cannot be converted".
Thicken command makes the model look very strange.

Also Worth mention: mesh is fairly complex, With Threes and buildings. Also there is a large number of faces/triangles in the mesh.

Hope somebody can help me With a workflow that can give me the results I want.

Thanks,

SH

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sky_hie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 11.Jul.2016 Location: Norway Using: autocad 2017 Status: Offline Points: 2	Topic: DXF 3Dface mesh to SOLID. How? Posted: 11.Jul.2016 at 21:15
	Hello I am new to CAD. I hope you guys can help me. I have a dxf file containing a mesh (from photogrammetry/drone). My goal is to convert the mesh into a solid. DXF is exported from Agisoft Photoscan. CAD software I am using is Autocad. What I have tried: 1. Convert dxf to dwg (as my customer wants dwg) 2. Then convert the mesh to surface. 3.Then union all surfaces. 4. Either use "convert to solid" function or "thicken". Convert to solid gives Message: "108314 Objects cannot be converted". Thicken command makes the model look very strange. Also Worth mention: mesh is fairly complex, With Threes and buildings. Also there is a large number of faces/triangles in the mesh. Hope somebody can help me With a workflow that can give me the results I want. Thanks, SH

philippe JOSEPH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 14.Mar.2011 Location: France Using: AutoCAD Mechanical 2017 Status: Online Points: 1499	Posted: 12.Jul.2016 at 07:47
	Hello sky_hie, your answer is here in the Related CAD tips: Tip 5117 : How to convert surfaces to 3D solids? See also : 3D CONVERSION FROM SURFACE MESH - TIP 8183 Edited by philippe JOSEPH - 12.Jul.2016 at 07:50

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