I have two separate solids that I am trying to combine using outer-shell. Depending on how the two solids are positioned against each other it will create reversed faces and does not delete the interior. Does anyone have any insight into why this is happening. Thanks for the help. [image]

How about uploading the SKP file so we can see what you are working with?

Sorry thought i had linked it. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B8UUEP3i_DE0pqZklhfnxZ6Xxh_Xs35C/view?usp=drive_web

You need to make the file accessible. Currently it shows that permission is required to download it. How about just uploading it here?

its 25 MB which apparently is to large to allow me to upload. I’ll see what I can do.

If you are trying to combine them for 3D printing, you can just leave them as two separate intersecting solids. Most slicers will handle them just fine. This is also an advantage if you want to change the angle between the two solids, since you can just move or rotate the groups or components. On t…

[image] CWASS: Does anyone have any insight into why this is happening. The two solids are each a collection of flat planes. Depending on their orientation, the planes may intersect in a way that produces a tiny edge that doesn’t get created. This leaves a hole in the single outer-shell objec…

unfortunately I need to make it a solid because I am looking to eventually convert this into a CAD file that could be used to CNC a mold. It sounds like I need to make sure the lines on each of the solids match up in order to avoid edges being created, which is a little difficult given the shape of…

[image] CWASS: It sounds like I need to make sure the lines on each of the solids match up Not necessarily but you may need to work at a larger scale.

[image] CWASS: It sounds like I need to make sure the lines on each of the solids match up Try The Dave Method .

That is really cool I typically just do grouping and haven’t used components much but this will definitely help working on the small scale that I am.

Outer shell issue combining two solids

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jimhami42 August 30, 2019, 2:32am 10

Try The Dave Method.

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Outer shell issue combining two solids

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