So I pretty sure this as been covered many times and I’m sorry for that but maybe I don’t have the correct wording when I search for the answer (english is not my first language…) I made that part but I forgot to make the bottom part and I can’t figure how to do it… I think I should have done it at…

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@mrdindon I changed my process in the second step above because of the object’s shape. Here’s what I did: Extrude the end as a new body: [image] Select the inside surfaces of the new body. [image] And delete. [image] Note, there are several ways to accomplish what you’re trying to do, thi…

Presuming you want to add the bottom, Add a plane to the bottom surface of the object. Then Project the inner shape onto that Plane. Then you can Extrude that sketch into a Body, then Union the two Bodies.

[image] McD: e to the bottom surface of the object. Then Project the inner shape onto that Plane I must do something wrong … It doesn’t work :slight_smile: [ - YouTube]

@mrdindon using the extrude tool, select the end face you want to create the bottom/cap. Extrude it to the thickness you want the bottom to be and select “new body” icon to make it its own part. Then select the inner surfaces of the new extrusion and hit delete. Edit: changed second step.

[image] NathanD: the end face you want to create the bottom/cap. But there is no more end face, now it’s like a tunnel : [image]

Genius :slight_smile: thanks you very much :slight_smile:

HI there, I’d like to offer a shortcut and another way to add a bottom to your part. Normally one would add a plane to the bottom surface and sketch accordingly. Here’s a shortcut. In this case you don’t need to add a plane. If you double tap on the bottom surface, that now becomes a plane or surfa…

Wow ! Thank you very much for taking such time to explain to me… What a great community !

Bookmarked for next time :slight_smile: thx

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I must do something wrong … It doesn’t work

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