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Sweep/revolve should auto-resolve intersections
peter_zhang678
Member Posts: 3 EDU
Currently, revolve and sweep don't work when there are intersecting parts. I understand this is expected behavior and that you can get around it manually with extra steps.
My feature-request is: onshape should just auto resolve this without requiring manual workarounds.
This has no risk of breaking existing models, since currently anything intersecting is invalid.
Example: Suppose I want to sweep a profile along this path.
Auto sweep fails to generate because the corner radius is too tight and causes overlapping.
However, the preview is already exactly what I want, as long as the intersecting areas are ignored/union'ed into everything else. As a user, I would want onshape to at least attempt a best-effort resolution -- since failing outright is useful in 0% of cases.
My feature-request is: onshape should just auto resolve this without requiring manual workarounds.
This has no risk of breaking existing models, since currently anything intersecting is invalid.
Example: Suppose I want to sweep a profile along this path.
Auto sweep fails to generate because the corner radius is too tight and causes overlapping.
However, the preview is already exactly what I want, as long as the intersecting areas are ignored/union'ed into everything else. As a user, I would want onshape to at least attempt a best-effort resolution -- since failing outright is useful in 0% of cases.
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Can you add this as a feature request? I want this too
This is a basic practice that should be allowed. It works with circles that should intersect in the same way as other shapes such a the one shown. Please add this feature soon.