Sweep feature leaving thin walls

Sweep feature leaving thin walls

jmattson8WUR3
Advocate Advocate
825 Views
5 Replies
Message 1 of 6

Sweep feature leaving thin walls

jmattson8WUR3
Advocate
Advocate

How would I get the sweep feature to get rid of all this material? It's leaving a thin wall on my part, even after extending my sketch beyond the stock. 

 

sweepwall.png

0 Likes
Accepted solutions (1)
826 Views
5 Replies
Replies (5)
Message 2 of 6

Warmingup1953
Advisor
Advisor

I could not see why your Profile was not acting as desired but there must have been an oncontinuity I guess. I created a new sketch and made sure it was adequateQTView.jpg.

Message 3 of 6

jhackney1972
Consultant
Consultant
Accepted solution

If you Trim the indicate line, in your sketch, the Sweep works fine.

 

Trim Line.jpg

John Hackney, Retired
Did you find this post helpful? Feel free to Like this post.
Did your question get successfully answered? Then click on the ACCEPT SOLUTION button.

EESignature

0 Likes
Message 4 of 6

jmattson8WUR3
Advocate
Advocate

Thanks, trimming that line did work. I guess that makes sense to me, but why didn't it leave a thin wall in the middle of the profile where there's another line? 

0 Likes
Message 5 of 6

jhackney1972
Consultant
Consultant

Because that line really is hiding a fourth profile.  In the animated GIF below, at the beginning you see three profiles.  Then I use a Crossing Windows to select across the line and then you see four profiles.

 

Four Profiles.gif

John Hackney, Retired
Did you find this post helpful? Feel free to Like this post.
Did your question get successfully answered? Then click on the ACCEPT SOLUTION button.

EESignature

Message 6 of 6

jmattson8WUR3
Advocate
Advocate

Interesting. Thanks so much for the thorough explanation and pics. 

0 Likes