Sketch Profile Location For Sweep Path?

larry_hawes

I watched a few videos on OS's sweep feature and thought I saw it emphasized that the sketch profile for the shape of the sweep needed to be 'coincidental' or 'pierced' with the sweep path, even to the extent of creating a new plane point if needed, 'use' the point from the path and create the sweep profile on that new plane. As in this vid - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2eFC33J6nI

It seems that is not entirely true, or actually not true at all. A bit confused by this discovery and was wondering is this a new feature? Or was it always intended to work this way? And what is the upside/downside using either technique.

Thanks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q74-HJwQZKU

emagdalenaC2i

I'm not sure if it was added in an update, but not in the latest ones. You can see the change log here https://www.onshape.com/changelog

The best thing is that you don't need that the route and the profile were coincident and for example, you can create several sweeps with the same route, as in the second video in your post.

The worst thing is that if the route and the profile are not coincident, it could be difficult to control the shape of the desired sweep

emagdalenaC2i

Here there are https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/comment/26363#Comment_26363

emagdalenaC2i

I'm not sure if it was added in an update, but not in the latest ones. You can see the change log here https://www.onshape.com/changelog

The best thing is that you don't need that the route and the profile were coincident and for example, you can create several sweeps with the same route, as in the second video in your post.

The worst thing is that if the route and the profile are not coincident, it could be difficult to control the shape of the desired sweep

owen_sparks

Yes this was added in an update a while back. I remember a forum post of a chap building a microwave tub lid that could have been much easier to model of the update arrived just one day earlier.

emagdalenaC2i

Here there are https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/comment/26363#Comment_26363

larry_hawes

Thanks so much following up on this - really appreciate the time and effort to reply.