Curve Through XYZ
Points
Click Curve Through
XYZ Points 
on the Curves toolbar, or click Insert,
Curve, Curve Through XYZ Points.
Create new sets of coordinates by double-clicking
cells in the X, Y,
and Z columns and entering a point
coordinate in each one. (Created outside of a sketch, the X, Y, and Z
coordinates are interpreted with respect to the Front
plane coordinate system.)
The numbers in the Point column define the order in which
the points are connected.
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Click OK to display the
curve.
The Curve Through XYZ Points
icon appears next to the curve name in the FeatureManager
design tree.
Tips for working with this tool:
Open an existing
curve file. Click Browse
and navigate to a curve file to open. You can open
.sldcrv files or .txt files
that use the same format as .sldcrv
files. You can also create 3D curves in Microsoft Excel for example, save
them as .txt files, then open
them in SolidWorks. Create a file containing coordinate values for curve
points using a text editor or worksheet application. The file format must
be a three-column, tab, or space-delimited list of only
X, Y, and Z coordinates. Do not include any column headings, such as X,
Y, and Z or other extraneous data.
Change coordinates.
Double-click in a cell and enter a new value. (As you enter values, notice
the preview of the curve is displayed in the graphics area.)
Add a row.
Double-click in a cell in the row below the last numbered row.
Insert a row.
Select a number under Point, then
click Insert. A new row is inserted
above the selected row.
Delete a row.
Select a number under Point, then
press the Delete key.
Save the curve
file. Click Save or Save As, navigate to the desired location,
and specify the filename. If you do not specify an extension, the SolidWorks
application adds the extension .sldcrv.
Related Topics
Curve Overview
Curve
Through Reference Points