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Special Features: Sweep, Loft and Wrap

8.6. - Select the "Sweep" icon from the Features tab in the Command Manager or

from the menu "Insert, Boss/Base, Sweep." The sweep is a feature that requires

a minimum of two sketches: one for the sweep's profile and one for the path. (For

the path of the sweep instead of a sketch we can also use a model edge or a user

defined curve that cross the profile.)

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Swept Boss/Base ~ ~ ~

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Boss/Base Boss/Base 1t

Sweeps a closed profile along an open

~ sour or closed path to create a solid
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In the "Sweep" properties, select the "Profile Sketch" in the Profile selection

box, and the "Path Sketch" in the Path selection box. Optionally, a Sweep can have

guide curves and other parameters to better control the resulting shape; in this

case we are making a simple sweep feature. Notice the preview and click OK when

done to finish the sweep. Hide the auxiliary plane using the "Hide/Show Items"

tool bar if so desired.

J/ Sweep
-:::::::=====:::::::::-1 Prof ile(Prof ile Sketch)
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Profile and Path

@ Sketch Profile

0 I Profile Sketch

I Path Sketch
Path(Path Sketch)

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Options
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Profile orientation:

Follow Path v

Profile Twist

None v

0 Merge tangent faces ""-

0 Show preview 11'\f

0 Merge result

0 Align with end faces

1 Turn on the "Merge Tangent Faces" checkbox under "Options" to have a

single, continuous sweep surface by merging tangent faces.

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