Sweeping
Sweeping
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I am new to SW and I was wondering if there is a command similar to the Variable Section Sweep as used on Pro Engineer?
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RE: Sweeping
In SWX, guide curves with pierce constraints are used to control the shape of the section as it is swept along a path.
RE: Sweeping
RE: Sweeping
I don't miss much about Pro/E, but variable section sweep was absolute gold.
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RE: Sweeping
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RE: Sweeping
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RE: Sweeping
•trajpar: variable that goes from zero to 1 over the length of a sweep. You can use equations to vary parameters w.r.t. position on sweep path
•tangency to guides: If you selected surface edges for guide curves, you could constraint tangent to the surface. As surface changes along sweep, tangency is held
•curvature control: not really a sweep function. Still, Pro/E splines and lofts allow for explicit curvature control.
RE: Sweeping
Like Tick said, trajpar is a variable that is local to a sweep. It varies from 0 to 1 along the length of the sweep. Thus, you can set up a local equation to vary a dimension(s)in your profile sketch along the sweep.
For example, simple sweep of a circle along a straight path. Internal equation of dia=trajpar+1 would result in a cone with begining diameter of 1 and end diameter of 2.