Extracting Manual Mid-surface, & Meshing on Side Door (Plastic Model)

Objective: Meshing of the plastic Model - Side Door.

Procedure: 1. Load the given model and turn on the topo mode.

2. Divide the model into 4 parts because of its complex geometry and then perform the required geometry cleanup operations using quick edit panel.

Quick Edit Panel

Divided into 4 small components using surface trim option.

3. Extracting mid surface manually to get smoother surface using surface offset option.

Closer View of the Mid-Surface.

Complete Mid-Surface

Closer View of the mesh

Assigning thickness to the mesh using property card.

Property Card - Thickness assigned is 3mm

Assigning property to the meshed surface according to the thickness of the components.

Assigned thickness to the meshed plastic model

Completly meshed Side Door

* Got the experience how to extract the mid surface, mesh, and provide thickness from the complex plastic & sheet metal models at the same time keeping the quality of mesh as per the requirement.