Converting an Surface Imported from 3D Studio Max into a Solid

I am writing to ask for help, from this forum, in converting a surface
into a solid.

http://www.geocities.com/wwswimming/bush-in-SWorks__.jpg

3D studio max has a feature that allows you to use an image to displace
vertices on a plane.

in the example, a gray scale image of P. Bush was used.

I'd like to convert this surface into a solid in either Pro-E or
Solidworks.

Anybody that can help me with this, I would really appreciate it.

In Solidworks I tried the "surface-fill" command. It was masked out/
not available. But I was thinking "there must be a way" !

Thanks.

 

Not in this one:
http://www.spectrumz.com/z/dumbfuck_mountain.html

<Sorry <GG>>

 

For one thing, that's not a surface. It's just a bunch of flat polymesh
faces.

I don't think you could form a structure like that (content aside) into a
single contiguous surface.

I guess thy bigger question is "why". If you want to engrave a plaque, or
something similar, There are c CAM systems that can work directly from the
polymesh. We have a laser that can engrave directly from a grey scale photo.

Mark

 

I think we have to back up........ what file format did the scanner
give you? If it was (stl) or (vrml) then you have to make sure that you
didn't choose to import it as a "graphics body". If that is the case,
then all you can do is look at it. NO features or anything else will
work on it.

hope this helps.