‘sweeps’

How to Create 3D Non-Planar Sweeps in SolidWorks

11 May, 2011 by in CAD

Sweeps. That’s what we love. The stringy morsels of 3D modeling that makes a part all the more difficult (and interesting) to create. Sweeping a profile along a path couldn’t be easier in SolidWorks. A profile, a path, bend it to your will with a few guide curves – perfection achieved. But what if you need to sweep a profile along a non-planar edge? What if the profile needs to be centered or offset from the edge? There’s a very simple way to do it that can bring a lot more detail to that plastic part or profile design.

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SolidWorks 2-Minute Tut! How to Create Complex “Sweeps” in a Single Sketch

22 Apr, 2009 by in CAD

So, you like to draw a bunch of sketches and create really complicated sweep geometry in SolidWorks huh? You should be commended for your bravery, but sometimes there’s a simpler way to get curvy with your parts.

All you need is an open part file and about two-minutes… depending on how mad your 3D modeling skills are and how quick your fingers can click the mouse button. It’s a single sketch that creates a single feature and it’s glorious. Here we go.

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