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The past few releases of SOLIDWORKS<\/a> have given us the ability to work with mesh BREP geometry which makes working with imported mesh geometries (such as from a 3D Scanner) way easier.<\/p>\n

In SOLIDWORKS 2021 and previous however, we only had the ability to add a limited number of supported features and could not combine mesh bodies with traditional solid bodies.<\/p>\n

We would need to create our traditional SOLIDWORKS BREP bodies and then convert them to mesh BREP bodies to then combine or subtract them from our imported mesh bodies.<\/p>\n

With the release of SOLIDWORKS 2022, we can now combine mesh BREP and traditional SOLIDWORKS BREP geometries with no conversions or extra steps.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s see what this means in the following workflows, starting with SOLIDWORKS 2021 and comparing to SOLIDWORKS 2022.<\/p>\n

Hybrid Modeling in SOLIDWORKS 2021<\/h2>\n

Step 1:<\/strong> Import STL File.<\/p>\n

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Step 2:<\/strong> Sketch area you would like to remove from the mesh geometry and Extrude<\/strong> making sure to NOT merge bodies.<\/p>\n

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Step 3:<\/strong> Convert new SOLIDWORKS BREP geometry to mesh geometry.<\/p>\n

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Step 4:<\/strong> Use the Combine<\/strong> command to subtract the two mesh bodies.<\/p>\n

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Now, let\u2019s do the same thing using the new workflow in SOLIDWORKS 2022.<\/p>\n

Hybrid Modeling in SOLIDWORKS 2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Step 1:<\/strong> Import STL File.<\/p>\n

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Step 2:<\/strong> Sketch area you would like to remove from the mesh geometry and use a traditional Cut Extrude<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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And that\u2019s it!<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Tech Tip: <\/strong>Notice the Cut-Extrude1 feature left a combination of SOLIDWORKS<\/strong> BREP faces and the original mesh BREP geometry.<\/p>\n

This geometry can then be used for mating in assemblies or saved back out to STL format for 3D printing, making working with mesh geometries easier than ever.<\/p>\n

I hope this part of the What\u2019s New series gives you a better understanding of the new features and functions of SOLIDWORKS 2022<\/strong>.\u00a0Please check back to the\u00a0CATI Blog<\/a>\u00a0as the CATI Application Engineers will continue to break down many of the new items in SOLIDWORKS 2022<\/strong>. All these articles will be stored in the category of “SOLIDWORKS What’s New<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Jordan Puentes
\nSr. Application Engineer
\nComputer Aided Technology<\/a><\/p>\n

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