sweep problem

[Anonymous]

hello

i am trying to draw the PC cable with diameter 45mm.

that cable has to sweep not only in X direction but also in Z direction

i attached the file data

i can only sweep in only one direction

help me pease

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

In case your base geometry would not have arcs you could create a 3D-Polyline that has the 3D coordinates of your views, and then use this new object to sweep a circle.

The problem arises with 3D-Arcs as 3D-Polylines can't have arcs. So for your job I would create the cable in peaces, a straight cylinder and the bends as sweeps of just the arcs you have now. Then move these objects together and UNION them.

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

thank you so much for your reply

i couldn`t imagine about the commands you said above

i am so sorry would you like to attach the file data?

thank you so much

[j.palmeL29YX · Accepted solution]

Here a video, how I would do this.

In short words:

First you need the 3D-Path. To get it, I moved the given front view path and the top view path together and extruded they to 2 perpendicular surfaces. The 3D-Path is now the intersection of this 2 surfaces. Because this path includes lines and arcs, the inters command creates a spline (a 3DPolyline cannot include arcs).

Last you can place a circle at the end of this path and sweep it.

If you need more explanation fell free to ask again.

cadder

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

@j.palmeL29YX

cool, really the better solution than my suggestion!

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

thank you so much for your answer

i will be helped

i can draw a pc cable according to your videofile

but the one thing is that the path i draw is not a spline

is there anyproblem?

thank you so much Sir

[Anonymous]

thank you so much for your coorparation Sir

[Anonymous]

sorry Sir

thats my mistake

i can make a spline now too

thank you so much