Revolve a surface body

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

1. On the toolbar, click Design > Surface > Create > Revolve .

   The Revolve dialog displays.

2. In the canvas, select a sketch profile, sketch curve, or planar face to revolve.

   Note: If you uncheck the box next to Chaining, you can select a single edge instead without selecting its adjacent edges.

3. In the canvas, select a sketch curve, edge, cylindrical face, or axis to revolve around.

4. In the dialog, select an Extent Type and adjust its associated settings:

   • Partial: Revolves the profile around the axis to an angle value that you specify.
     • Direction: Select a direction setting.
       • One Side: Creates a revolve in one direction.
       • Two Sides: Creates a revolve in both directions. Each direction can have a different angle.
       • Symmetric: Creates a symmetrical revolution in both directions.
     • Angle: Drag the manipulator handle or type an exact value to specify the angle of revolution.
   • To Object: Revolves to a body, face, or plane that you select.
     • Direction: Select One Side or Two Sides .
     • Angle: (To) Select body, face, plane, or vertex to revolve to.
   • Full: Revolves the profile 360 degrees around the axis.

5. Select an Operation type:

   • New Body: Creates a new body in the active component.
   • New Component: Creates a new body in a new component.

6. Click OK.

The revolved surface body displays in the canvas.

Tips

• Project Axis projects the axis to the same plane that the selected profile is on. Uncheck to keep the axis in its original location.

Left: Check Project Axis	Right: Uncheck Project Axis