Hi! I am sorry I am a bit confused with the design intent here. You want to sweep the detailed solid body around the boundary patch surface. The solid body is well-defined. But, BP is kind of like a Freeform feature.
Without trying, I know the Solid Sweep will fail for sure. Are you trying to create the Rim? I think you need to use Profile Sweep instead.
Many thanks!
Johnson Shiue (johnson.shiue@autodesk.com)
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Are you looking for something like the attached? (Not yet complete. First I try to understand what you want to achieve).
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If you use a not closed 3D-path (build a small gap) you can also include the 4th side in the path. Of course then you have to close this gap. (in the attached example i created a small loft).
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@skull wrote:
Can you please share the file
Sorry, I use Inventor 2020, you can't open my file.
Maybe some Images will help:
- I splitted the surface anywhere to get a break in its boundary.
- Sweep along the outer edges (not the broken curve)
- repair the gap (this can be a little tricky depending on the current situation.
This is not an universal workflow. Sometimes you can get a acceptable result, sometimes it will fail or the result is not to use. - depending on the current geometry.
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Hi! Indeed, this is not a simple case. There are multiple issues here. The profile is too complicated. The sharp corners along the path can lead to unresolvable intersection.
I am able to simplify the profile and round the corner to get something close (see attached file).
Many thanks!
Johnson Shiue (johnson.shiue@autodesk.com)
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Here a new attempt with a result close to your goal.
The >>first video<< shows how to create the first two opposite profiles using the loft command. (Before starting the video I created a sketch block including your given geometry).
The <<next video>> shows how to add a mitre at one end of a profile. Repeat this at all four ends of the first two profiles.
Now I created 4 simplified 2D-Sketches at the faces of the mitres (see attached image). I left out all the fillets from the sketch, because the following loft will fail if the sketches include the fillets).
At last create two lofts along the long sides using the given rails and add the needed fillets.
Done.
(an .stp file is attached, so you can check the result).
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For those who are interested here the Inventor 2020 model.
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