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  1. MechGrad

    Extruding 3D Sketches

    Thanks! I found another way too: You can use the loft command instead by offsetting the 3d curves by the desired extrusion length with straight (default) guide curves. Not sure how this would work for extrude-cut sequences, but at least it works for simple extrusions. -S
  2. MechGrad

    Extruding 3D Sketches

    Hi I was wondering whether anyone knows how to extrude a 3d sketch, or extrude a 3d curve. Basically, I have imported a curve using a .txt file and have converted it into a pseudo-profile by converting entities into a 3d sketch. However, now I cannot extrude this profile. If you know how to...
  3. MechGrad

    Sweeping curves instead of profiles

    Yeah, my sweep path was circular, however I couldn't use the revolve command. The error message stated that it needed a closed profile (which it was). Anyway, the loft command worked splendidly -S
  4. MechGrad

    Sweeping curves instead of profiles

    Hi Thanks for your replies on this issue. Although I converted the entities, it didn't really seem to work well. So I found a way around it using the loft command as follows: 1. Create the beginning and end cross-sections using spline curves based on the xyz coordinates. 2. Now, using a...
  5. MechGrad

    Sweeping curves instead of profiles

    Hi I was wondering whether there is a method of creating a solid model by sweeping curves: I created a curve that represents a cross-section of my geometry using imported x,y,z coordinates, and now I would like to sweep that cross-section through 90 degrees. However, it appears that the...
  6. MechGrad

    Importing XYZ Coordinates Into SolidWorks

    Thank You Very Much! This will hopefully alleviate one of my headaches with creating this geometry. -S
  7. MechGrad

    Importing XYZ Coordinates Into SolidWorks

    Hi Does anyone know how to import points in XYZ format into Solid Works? I am trying to generate a solid model of a transition duct using points, splines and the like. Currently my data is XYZ format in Excel. Thanks! -S

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