About solid modelling

A PowerShape solid is a single object that

represents the outer shape of a physical
body. It is made up of a number of surfaces
that join together and match at their edges
within a given tolerance.

You can create primitive solids, such as

blocks, cylinders and cones, or create
solids from other objects such as surfaces,
meshes and wireframe lines and curves.

The shaded model below shows a

PowerShape solid:
The solid is displayed in the Solid Feature
Tree.

This solid is made of many surfaces that

join together as shown below:
You can operate on a solid in the following
ways:

As a single entity. For example, if you

move a solid, all the surfaces which
define the solid move.
On a solid with another solid. For
example, you can intersect a solid
with another solid. The intersecting
 solid defines a feature in the solid
feature tree.

Note: PowerShape uses the Parasolid

kernel to implement solid modelling
commands. Solid models created in earlier
versions of PowerShape use version 8
solids. It is possible to convert between
version 8 and Parasolid.

Topics in this section

Creating a primitive solid

Creating solid features
Make Watertight Wizard (version 8
solids only)
Solid Core/Cavity Separation
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