Using Sweep to create groove inside irregular solid

[sjj530]

I have an irregular shape made up of separate elements - eventually these will be separate components.  I've defined a offset plane using "plane along path" and used that to sketch a rectangular profile at a right angle to the surface of one element.  I want to use Sweep to cut away that profile all around the interior.  However, Sweep won't allow me to select all the edges to form the path.    I only seem to be able to select one edge for the path.

Essentially, I want to cut a recess (I think technically it is called a rabbet) on the bottom, on the inside of this open shape.  Any suggestions?   Thanks!

[g-andresen · Accepted solution]

Hi,

simply project the contour into a new sketch (path)

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[jeff_strater · Accepted solution]

you need to hold down CTRL (CMD on Mac) to be able to add to the path.  So:  activate the Path input, hold down CTRL, and you can add more edges to the path:

[rushabhthakkar_910]

Click Ctrl Key, And select each Path Line..!! 

[sjj530]

Thanks! That fixed it.  For some reason I was having trouble selecting the edges I wanted, to form the path in sweep, but projecting the edges onto a new path in a new sketch was the right answer

[sjj530]

Thanks for all the replies!  For some reason, using the CTRL key to add additional segments to the path did not work.  Don't know if it was a glitch in my keyboard, in F360, or what, but Sweep just wouldn't let me add additional edges.   Projecting those edges onto a path in a new sketch, before I opened Sweep, did work.      Thanks again!