https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/sweeping-an-open-profile-to-make-a-surface/m-p/11361892#M68721 <P>Did you try toggling to surface mode?</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="niels_0-1660651806000.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1104394iA523FC7FDC996808/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="niels_0-1660651806000.png" alt="niels_0-1660651806000.png" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:10:14 GMT -niels- 2022-08-16T12:10:14Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/sweeping-an-open-profile-to-make-a-surface/m-p/11361845#M68720 <P>Hi Everyone,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Drawing a blank this morning - I have just set up an open profile and a path on which to sweep it on before realising the sweep tool is reserved for solid bodies. Anyone have any suggestions for sweeping a profile along a path to make a <EM><STRONG>surface</STRONG></EM>?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks a lot</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>JH</P> Tue, 16 Aug 2022 11:48:32 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/sweeping-an-open-profile-to-make-a-surface/m-p/11361845#M68720 jhoneywillS7YJ7 2022-08-16T11:48:32Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/sweeping-an-open-profile-to-make-a-surface/m-p/11361892#M68721 <P>Did you try toggling to surface mode?</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="niels_0-1660651806000.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1104394iA523FC7FDC996808/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="niels_0-1660651806000.png" alt="niels_0-1660651806000.png" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:10:14 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/sweeping-an-open-profile-to-make-a-surface/m-p/11361892#M68721 -niels- 2022-08-16T12:10:14Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/sweeping-an-open-profile-to-make-a-surface/m-p/11361899#M68722 Yep that's it, feel like a right numpty now - it's these issues which have the simplest solution in the world which stump me the most!<BR /><BR />Thank you<BR /> Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:12:51 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/sweeping-an-open-profile-to-make-a-surface/m-p/11361899#M68722 jhoneywillS7YJ7 2022-08-16T12:12:51Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/sweeping-an-open-profile-to-make-a-surface/m-p/11361910#M68723 No worries, tiny things like that are easy to overlook.<BR />It's easier to ask and get a quick answer than spend a lot of time finding the way to do it. Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:18:11 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/sweeping-an-open-profile-to-make-a-surface/m-p/11361910#M68723 -niels- 2022-08-16T12:18:11Z