Acad 2000 Solids Manipulation Question

[mcyr]

Is there a way to create a solid model of something in Acad 2000 with different regions/profiles at opposite faces of a box? The regions would have different sizes and profiles and possibly not be symmetric on the two faces of the box.

For example, I've tried looking at this like a hot wire foam cutting solution: Imprinting 2 different airfoils on opposite faces of solid box and then trying Boolean operations to leave just the solid wing, much like a core left after foam cutting. Am I doing something wrong or is there a simpler way to accomplish this task? I'd even settle for the hard way to do it if someone could describe the process.

Thanks for any help anyone can provide.

Mike

[ger21]

I don't think there's an easy way to do it in 2000. In 2007 you can loft it, but not earlier versions. I'd use meshes, and download a mesh to solid lisp to convert it to a solid. You may have to do it in 2 halves and union them after. Also, it will have a faceted surface like a mesh, but if you use high res meshes it mike be acceptable for what you're doing.

[mcyr]

Thanks, Ger! Could you point me in the direction of where the LISP converters are? Can you tell I'm a noob at this???

Thanks again.

Mike

[ger21]

http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/tips.asp?t=m2s
http://www.accustudio.com/marketplace/freeware.htm
http://discussion.autodesk.com/threa...hreadID=469691

[mcyr]

Thanks again, Ger. I found the M2S lisp and it worked well. This route is so much easier than what I was trying to do!!!

Mike