Sweep a surface body

Learn how to use the Sweep tool to create a surface body in Fusion.

1. Click Design > Surface > Create > Sweep .

   The Sweep dialog displays.

2. On the Feature tab in the in the Sweep dialog, select one of the 3 Type settings:

   • Single Path: Sweeps the selected profile along the path.
   • Path + Guide Rail: Sweeps the selected profile along the path and uses the guide rail to control scale and orientation of the swept geometry.
   • Path + Guide Surface: Sweeps the selected profile along the path and uses the guide surface to control scale and orientation of the swept geometry.

3. Select geometry:

   • Profile: Select a sketch profile, sketch curve, or planar face to sweep.
   • Path: Select a sketch curve or edge to sweep along.
   • Guide Rail: For a Path + Guide Rail sweep, select a guide rail.
   • Guide Surface: For a Path + Guide Surface sweep, select a guide surface.

4. Use the manipulator handles in the canvas, or enter exact values, to adjust path settings:

   • Single Path
     • Distance: Specify the percentage of the path length to sweep.
     • Orientation
       • Perpendicular
         • Taper Angle: Specify the angle to taper the sweep away from the path.
         • Twist Angle: Specify the angle to twist the sweep around the path.
       • Parallel
   • Path + Guide Rail
     • Extent
       • Perpendicular to Path
         • Distance
       • Full Extents
         • Path Distance: Specify the percentage of the path length to sweep.
         • Guide Rail Distance: Specify the percentage of the guide rail distance to sweep.
     • Profile Scaling: Controls the scale and orientation based on the guide rail.
       • Scale: Use path - guide rail distance to scale profile in both X and Y directions.
       • Stretch: Use path - guide rail distance to scale profile in X (stretches profile between rails while maintaining height).
       • None: Does not scale profile along sweep; just use guide rail as a orientation guide.
   • Path + Guide Surface
     • Distance

5. Select an Orientation type:

   • Perpendicular: Orients the swept body perpendicular to the path.
   • Parallel: Orients the swept body parallel to the path.

6. Select an Operation from the dropdown menu, and adjust its associated settings:

   • New Body
   • New Component

7. Optional: On the Analysis tab, select an Analysis Type to analyze the previewed result in context:

   • None: Displays no analysis.

   • Zebra: Displays alternating black and white stripes on a body to help you analyze surface curvature.

   • Curvature Map: Displays a color gradient on a body to help you analyze areas of high and low surface curvature.

   • Isocurve Analysis: Applies UV mapping and curvature combs to help you analyze the quality of the surface curvature.

     

8. Click OK to finish.

The swept surface body displays in the canvas.

Tips

• Uncheck Chaining to select single edges without selecting its adjacent edges.