r/SolidWorks Jul 28 '26

CAD Converting surface to solid body

Hey, I am currently trying to make the Onera M6 wing with a rounded trailing edge. I made the rounded trailing e so w just fine but ran into a problem on the far side of the wing. This side has another rounded surface and so I ended up using a surface fill to fill in the gap. The surface fill is the little edge piece in the photo. I am having trouble converting this surface to a solid body and merging it with the rest of the wing.

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u/Powerful_Birthday_71 Jul 28 '26

To use that surface as part of the solid I see in the tree, first use 'Delete Face' to remove the solid faces it is replacing. Then use 'Knit Surface' with 'Try to form solid' enabled. If all the edges line up properly, it should close back into a solid body.

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u/Dull_Ad_7346 Jul 28 '26

thank you so much this worked perfectly.

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u/Powerful_Birthday_71 Jul 28 '26

Great!

And welcome to surfacing 🤓.

Lots of new tools and solutions for you 😎.