Creating a Basic Sweep To create a sweep: Sketch a closed, non-intersecting profile on a plane or a face. If you use guide curves: Create the path first if you want to add pierce relations between the path and a sketch point on the profile. Create the guide curve first if you want to add pierce relations between the guide curves and a sketch point on the profile. Create the path for the profile to follow. Use a sketch, existing model edges, or curves.1 = Profile 2 = Path Click one of the following: Swept Boss/Base on the Features toolbar or Insert > Boss/Base > Sweep Swept Cut on the Features toolbar or Insert > Cut > Sweep Swept Surface on the Surfaces toolbar or Insert > Surface > Sweep In the PropertyManager: Select a sketch in the graphics area for Profile . Select a sketch in the graphics area for Path . Set the other PropertyManager options. Click OK . Sweep preview Parent topicCreating Sweep Features Creating a Bidirectional Sweep Creating Rods and Tubes with a Circular Profile
