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NickB  
#1 Posted : Thursday, March 8, 2007 2:14:31 PM(UTC)
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I am currently working on a project that requires an anatomically correct human head (more than one would be better). I found a couple in STL format. Unfortunatly this imports as a mesh, but a mesh is impossible to work with. If I convert the mesh to surfaces I end up with 97800 surfaces and trying to join these together into a solid is more than CU can deal with.

Ideally I am looking for models in a solids format that CU can deal with, as I need to be able to cut them up, boolean them etc. Any ideas as to where to find such models would be really appreciated.
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Tem  
#2 Posted : Thursday, March 8, 2007 2:54:46 PM(UTC)
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I have yet to see an anotomically correct head that is parametric, ranging in sizes from the 5, 50th, and 95% percentiles for male and female, let alone ethnic diversity. That would be very useful for ergonomic studies... I would put that on every CAD vendors list of things to do, especially body types, although it would be very difficult to deal with the variety in Women body types. I worked at a surf shop where I watched women trying to find wetsuits that fit acceptably well for sealing out water and performing properly. I found that the variability in proportions is quite large in regards to women. Good luck Nickb.
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jlm  
#3 Posted : Thursday, March 8, 2007 3:52:42 PM(UTC)
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I had the same issue with perfume bottles mesh files (from a 3D scanner).
Rebuild geometry on the mesh is usually quicker.
I know it's not easy with a face.

"Change mesh to solid" would be an interesting CU feature :)
--- and with a "smooth" cursor...:) :)
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Tim Olson  
#4 Posted : Thursday, March 8, 2007 4:40:05 PM(UTC)
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>>Change mesh to solid" would be an interesting CU feature

You can use the Edit:Change Object Type from Mesh to Solid but as Nick B pointed out, it creates a very heavy file.
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