Fixing Surface Gaps in Autodesk Inventor Files

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Fixing Surface Gaps in Autodesk Inventor Files

By David Melvin, PE, TEDCF Publishing

You’ve applied the Stitch Surfaces command to a surface body, but it didn’t create a solid body.

Usually this means there are gaps or missing surfaces.

Stitch the Surfaces

If you’ve already applied the Stitch Surfaces command, then undo the operation. You need to be able to apply a new stitch operation to solve this problem. Open the Stitch Surfaces command, select all the surfaces, and then click the Apply button.

Find the Edges with Gaps

The Find Remaining Free Edges window shows all the edges with gaps that exceed the Maximum Tolerance in the upper right corner of the dialog box. Right click on an edge and select Find in Window.

This will zoom the view to the edge. The gap in this case is a missing surface in the countersink hole.

Now that you know this you can add the surface and stitch all the surfaces on the part to create a solid body.

Why is this important?

When the part is a solid body you can use Fusion to edit it. You can also use Inventor to create mechanical drawings.

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