Sweep solid bodies

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In the design workspace.

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The sweep command adds or subtracts volume by sweeping

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a sketch profile or planar face along a path

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with sweep,

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you can create new solid bodies or quickly add

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volume to or remove volume from existing solid bodies.

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Let's use the sweep command to create the wiring for a pressure transducer

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on the toolbar on the solid tab, expand the drop down menu, create and click sweep

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the sweep dialogue displays and the profile selector is active.

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So you can immediately select the profile to sweep.

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First, we select the three profiles for the wires,

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click the path selector and select a sketch profile or edge as the path

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the feature preview displays in the canvas

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and the dialogue includes additional options,

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set the sweep options to fit your needs.

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You can drag the manipulator handle to set the distance along the path

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to sweep the profile or you can specify an explicit distance value.

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You can add taper to the swept feature,

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use positive or negative values to control the taper angle.

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You can use twist to revolve the profile around the axis along the path.

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You use orientation to control the profile in relation to the path

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you use operation to add subtract or intersect features

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or you can create new bodies or new components.

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Click OK.

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New bodies display in the canvas and are added to the body's folder in the browser.

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Now you know how to use the basic features in the

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sweep command to create sweep features in your own designs.