Mesh surface

[JD Mather]

Looks like a Loft to me.

In Windows Explorer right click on the filename and select Send to Compressed (zipped) Folder. Attach the resulting *.zip file here (certainly with only those few entities it should be small enough to attach).

What is your design intent? Why are you after a mesh surface rather than a solid?

You might go through the tutorials in my signature.

 

I certainly wouldn't fool with edgesurf, rulesurf, revsurf......

Looks like to me you want part of a revolve - so revolve, thicken and slice with surface.

[ReMark]

Post #13 contains the OP's dwg file.

 

There was some confusion in the terminology the OP was using. He kept referring to a surface mesh. He ultimately decided he wanted a surface and not a mesh. He did end up using the Sweep command and not edgesurf, etc.

[JD Mather]

Post #13 contains the OP's dwg file.

 

I missed page 2 & 3 in my initial response and had to edit.

I would do as a revolve (I think there is a line in the dwg that was supposed to be axis of revolution - but if so, it is in the wrong location).

I would then thicken to thickness of the real world part (I haven't seen any infinetly thin parts in a while (surface)). (that was sarcasm!)

Then Slice with three points on the blue geometry (or use to create a planar surface for the slice).

I would probably not settle for "good enough" since doing it right is as easy (or easier) than good enough.

[Barn Light]

Thank all of you, I get frustrated knowing it can be done but not knowing the right comand or sequence to pick things.

[JD Mather]

What are you trying to do? What is your part? My guess is that it is some sort of glass or plastic globe. Is that correct? What is the thickness?

[Barn Light]

It is a cast aluminum cover for this, it is .125 in. thick. after thickening the part, your right it is not good enough and needs more work. I get a bad seam where the two surface's meet and if I join the two surfaces before thickening it won't thicken.

[JD Mather]

It is a cast aluminum cover for this, it is .125 in. thick.

 

How is your new part supposed to match that part? That part has flats and fillets on the curve. Is the cover supposed to match or will it have overhang or underhang at the flats on the curve?

 

I suspect rather than thickening a surface to a solid that a better approach is going to be Shell a solid, but since I don't know where you are going with this.....

[Barn Light]

Thank you for the idea.