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    Hello,

    I need to know how to make a solid from various surfaces. For example, making an exploded box back into a solid. I can't simply loft the surfaces because the problem I'm working on is far more complex-- it is a submarine defined by surfaces, but I need it all to be one solid.

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    Thats actually exactly what I was looking for. Unfortunately it's still not working :/ It says it's not "waterproof", but I can't figure out where the hole is. To be more specific I'm trying to get 3D models from Google's 3D warehouse into AutoCad and then turn them into solids.

    Thanks anyway,

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    Attach the file here or provide url link to download.
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    los angeles class sub.zip

    Here it is. It starts as a "block reference", then I explode it into surfaces, and I'm trying to make it a solid.

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