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Revolve about an axis

phil_joycephil_joyce Member Posts: 13 PRO
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Does anyone else agree with me on this?

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    NeilCookeNeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 5,396
    Onshape also lets you select a circular face or edge to define the axis. 
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEAI
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    john_mcclaryjohn_mcclary Member, Developers Posts: 3,898 PRO
    I think it's awesome you dont need to explicitly define an axis everytime. Call it what you want. It works well and is easy. What else do you want?
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    phil_joycephil_joyce Member Posts: 13 PRO
    So I can use either the axis or a defined circular locus?

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    phil_joycephil_joyce Member Posts: 13 PRO
    Call me a pedant John, but terminology is important to avoid misunderstanding. If the Revolve command can accept either an axis or a locus as input, then there is no problem at all with the words 'Revolve axis'. I must be doing something else wrong when I cannot get the axis to generate my required revolve (in another document - not the one shown).
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    john_mcclaryjohn_mcclary Member, Developers Posts: 3,898 PRO
    Hmm, i could have swore you can use a proper axis to revolve. Are you sure the axis wasn't off center or not vertical by some .000001° or something?
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    Jake_RosenfeldJake_Rosenfeld Moderator, Onshape Employees, Developers Posts: 1,646
    Linear edges should be fine to define an axis:



    Specifically, selections which take axes can extract an axis from a linear edge, a circular (or arc) edge, or a cylindrical face:


    ^ The curious may want to take a look at query.fs:
    https://cad.onshape.com/documents/12312312345abcabcabcdeff/w/a855e4161c814f2e9ab3698a/e/9fde5dffaf8d4e4c99aaa22c
    Jake Rosenfeld - Modeling Team
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