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Click the
Volume Extract tool in the Analysis group of the
Prepare tab.
- Click the Select Faces tool guide to select the faces
that enclose the volume of the area. Alternatively, click the
Select Edges tool guide to select the edge loops
that enclose the volume of the area.
Only select faces or edge loops
that you intended to use to enclose the volume area. You can double-click to
select more than one contiguous edge. You can also click a selected face or
edge to deselect it. If you hover over a face that contains internal edge
loops, the edge loops are highlighted. Click the face to select the
highlighted edge loops.
For faceted bodies, use Shift+Double-Click on a facet edge to select a
faceted loop.
- Click the Select Seed Face tool guide and select a
face inside the volume area. The Select Seed Face
tool guide is used to select a face to determine the inside of the enclosed
volume. You only need to use this tool guide if the Volume
Extract tool fails to correctly identify the inside of the
volume.
- If necessary, click the Select Cap Faces tool guide to
cap a face.
- (Optional): Select Preview inside faces to activate
the Preview slider. Your model immediately updates to paint a preview of the
inner faces shown in red at 100%. Click the Play
button to preview the faces in an animation, or use the slider to manually
preview the faces. Move the slider to the left and right to see a
progression of how the faces were captured.
When previewing the faces,
all Select tools and context menu Select tools, as well as all Volume
Extract tool guides, are disabled until the Preview check box is turned
off.
- Click the Complete tool guide.
SpaceClaim creates a solid part based on the volume
you defined.
