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InsertSweepSurface3 Method (IFeatureManager)

Creates a surface by sweeping a profile along the selected sweep curves.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function InsertSweepSurface3( _
   ByVal Propagate As System.Boolean, _
   ByVal TwistCtrlOption As System.Integer, _
   ByVal KeepTangency As System.Boolean, _
   ByVal BAdvancedSmoothing As System.Boolean, _
   ByVal StartMatchingType As System.Integer, _
   ByVal EndMatchingType As System.Integer, _
   ByVal PathAlign As System.Integer, _
   ByVal UseFeatScope As System.Boolean, _
   ByVal UseAutoSelect As System.Boolean, _
   ByVal TwistAngle As System.Double, _
   ByVal BMergeSmoothFaces As System.Boolean, _
   ByVal CircularProfile As System.Boolean, _
   ByVal CircularProfileDiameter As System.Double, _
   ByVal Direction As System.Integer _
) As Feature
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As IFeatureManager
Dim Propagate As System.Boolean
Dim TwistCtrlOption As System.Integer
Dim KeepTangency As System.Boolean
Dim BAdvancedSmoothing As System.Boolean
Dim StartMatchingType As System.Integer
Dim EndMatchingType As System.Integer
Dim PathAlign As System.Integer
Dim UseFeatScope As System.Boolean
Dim UseAutoSelect As System.Boolean
Dim TwistAngle As System.Double
Dim BMergeSmoothFaces As System.Boolean
Dim CircularProfile As System.Boolean
Dim CircularProfileDiameter As System.Double
Dim Direction As System.Integer
Dim value As Feature
 
value = instance.InsertSweepSurface3(Propagate, TwistCtrlOption, KeepTangency, BAdvancedSmoothing, StartMatchingType, EndMatchingType, PathAlign, UseFeatScope, UseAutoSelect, TwistAngle, BMergeSmoothFaces, CircularProfile, CircularProfileDiameter, Direction)
C# 
Feature InsertSweepSurface3( 
   System.bool Propagate,
   System.int TwistCtrlOption,
   System.bool KeepTangency,
   System.bool BAdvancedSmoothing,
   System.int StartMatchingType,
   System.int EndMatchingType,
   System.int PathAlign,
   System.bool UseFeatScope,
   System.bool UseAutoSelect,
   System.double TwistAngle,
   System.bool BMergeSmoothFaces,
   System.bool CircularProfile,
   System.double CircularProfileDiameter,
   System.int Direction
)
C++/CLI 
Feature^ InsertSweepSurface3( 
&   System.bool Propagate,
&   System.int TwistCtrlOption,
&   System.bool KeepTangency,
&   System.bool BAdvancedSmoothing,
&   System.int StartMatchingType,
&   System.int EndMatchingType,
&   System.int PathAlign,
&   System.bool UseFeatScope,
&   System.bool UseAutoSelect,
&   System.double TwistAngle,
&   System.bool BMergeSmoothFaces,
&   System.bool CircularProfile,
&   System.double CircularProfileDiameter,
&   System.int Direction
) 

Parameters

Propagate
True propagates the sweep to the next edge, false causes the sweep to occur only on the selected edge; to propagate to the next edge, the next edge must be tangent to the current edge
TwistCtrlOption

Twist control option as defined in swTwistControlType_e

KeepTangency

If the sweep section has tangent segments, then true to cause the corresponding surfaces in the resulting sweep to be tangent, false to not

BAdvancedSmoothing

If the sweep section has circular or elliptical arcs, then true to approximate the sections and smooth the surfaces, false to not

StartMatchingType

Tangency type as defined in swTangencyType_e

EndMatchingType

Tangency type as defined in swTangencyType_e

PathAlign
Align path type (see Remarks)
UseFeatScope
True if the feature only affects selected bodies, false if the feature affects all bodies
UseAutoSelect
True to automatically select all bodies and have the feature affect those bodies, false to select the bodies the feature affects (see Remarks)
TwistAngle
If TwistCtrlOption set to swTwistControlType_e.swTwistControlConstantTwistAlongPath, then specify end twist angle
BMergeSmoothFaces
True to merge smooth faces, false to not
CircularProfile
True to use a circular profile, false to use the selected sketch profile or solid body
CircularProfileDiameter
If CircularProfile is true, then specify the diameter of the circular profile
Direction
Direction as defined in swSweepDirection_e (see Remarks)

Return Value

Feature

Example

Remarks

Because you are creating a surface, the sections can be open.

Use IModelDocExtension::SelectByID2 to select the sketch profile and sweep curves. Specify these marks:

  • 1 = Sketch profile

  • 2 = Guide curve, if provided

  • 4 = Sweep path

The PathAlign argument is available when TwistCtrlOption is set to swTwistControlType_e.swTwistControlFollowPath and can take one of these values:

  • 0 = None; no correction (default)

  • 2 = Direction vector; a plane, planar face, or line defines the path

  • 3 = All faces; includes neighboring faces

When UseAutoSelect is false, the user must select the bodies that the feature will affect.

 

Direction only applies to sketch profiles and only when the sketch profile is not coincident with an end of the path.

 

See Also

Availability

SOLIDWORKS 2017 FCS, Revision Number 25.0


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