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From: Mindset (IGNITER)
16 Nov 2018   [#4]
I had an experience recently wherein a joined surface would not seal to a solid, but also did not show any naked edges.
I tried everything I could think of... scaling up 100x, Separate and Join again, etc.

Eventually, I gave up for a while. When I returned and opened the model again, voila, it was a solid.
This has happened one other time. I just saved and reopened the model to have the solid complete.
From: Mr. Yuri (MR_JURAJ)
16 Nov 2018   [#5]
Just out of curiosity.
what is a naked edge? :)

Quite new with MoI and did not find this in help file.
Thanks
From: Frenchy Pilou (PILOU)
16 Nov 2018   [#6] In reply to [#5]
edges who are not connected to something for build a surface!
generally very small distance between vertices
From: Michael Gibson
16 Nov 2018   [#7] In reply to [#5]
Hi Mr. Yuri - a "naked edge" is an open edge that is not joined between 2 surfaces.

A solid like a box has no naked edges - every edge of the box is a spot where 2 surfaces meet up.

If you create a plane surface for example that will have naked edges at its boundaries since it is not connected to another surface there.

If you're trying to make a solid you can't have any naked edges and that script above is a good way to see where they are at, those will basically be openings in the "skin" of your object that is preventing it from being watertight.

- Michael
From: Mr. Yuri (MR_JURAJ)
17 Nov 2018   [#8]
Thanks.
Made a note for the script ;)

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