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[Bob]

I have a solid model like this.

I thought I could create a surface model with 'Ctrl+C/V'.

However, when I do 'Ctrl+C/V' like below, another solid body model is created. I want to create a surface model, not a solid. (I think the closed surface is automatically recognized as a solid.)

I can forcibly separate the surface using the 'Detach all' function. However, in this case, the problem occurs that each surface is recognized as an independent surface.

 

How can i get the surface model??

[Atharv Joshi]

Hi Bob, 

As you are selecting all the surface of the solid and using copy-paste. It forms a copy of closed surfaces which results in solid. 

Any specific reason you need a surface model?

Thanks and Regards
Atharv

[Bob]

Atharv, thank you for your answer.
I want to perform analysis by giving thin thickness through surface model. So I need surface model. Is there no other way?
Or is it not possible to disable the option that closed surfaces automatically convert solid to solid?

[Atharv Joshi]

Thanks for the explanation. One way could be select all the surface exculding one face and copy paste. Later on copy paste the excluded face, this way you will have 2 surfaces instead of many after detach all operations. Now provide the thickness value to the surfaces.

You can set selection filter to faces, box-select all the faces, press ctrl and deselect one face.

 Are you going to perform simulation in Discovery or flagship tools? What type of simulation are you going to perform?