import cadquery as cq # X axis line length 20.0 path = cq.Workplane("XZ").moveTo(-10, 0).lineTo(10, 0) # Sweep a circle from diameter 2.0 to diameter 1.0 to diameter 2.0 along X axis length 10.0 + 10.0 defaultSweep = (cq.Workplane("YZ").workplane(offset=-10.0).circle(2.0). workplane(offset=10.0).circle(1.0). workplane(offset=10.0).circle(2.0).sweep(path, multisection=True)) # We can sweep thrue different shapes recttocircleSweep = (cq.Workplane("YZ").workplane(offset=-10.0).rect(2.0, 2.0). workplane(offset=8.0).circle(1.0).workplane(offset=4.0).circle(1.0). workplane(offset=8.0).rect(2.0, 2.0).sweep(path, multisection=True)) circletorectSweep = (cq.Workplane("YZ").workplane(offset=-10.0).circle(1.0). workplane(offset=7.0).rect(2.0, 2.0).workplane(offset=6.0).rect(2.0, 2.0). workplane(offset=7.0).circle(1.0).sweep(path, multisection=True)) # Placement of the Shape is important otherwise could produce unexpected shape specialSweep = (cq.Workplane("YZ").circle(1.0).workplane(offset=10.0).rect(2.0, 2.0). sweep(path, multisection=True)) # Switch to an arc for the path : line l=5.0 then half circle r=4.0 then line l=5.0 path = (cq.Workplane("XZ").moveTo(-5, 4).lineTo(0, 4). threePointArc((4, 0), (0, -4)).lineTo(-5, -4)) # Placement of different shapes should follow the path # cylinder r=1.5 along first line # then sweep allong arc from r=1.5 to r=1.0 # then cylinder r=1.0 along last line arcSweep = (cq.Workplane("YZ").workplane(offset=-5).moveTo(0, 4).circle(1.5). workplane(offset=5).circle(1.5). moveTo(0, -8).circle(1.0). workplane(offset=-5).circle(1.0). sweep(path, multisection=True)) # Translate the resulting solids so that they do not overlap and display them left to right show_object(defaultSweep) show_object(circletorectSweep.translate((0, 5, 0))) show_object(recttocircleSweep.translate((0, 10, 0))) show_object(specialSweep.translate((0, 15, 0))) show_object(arcSweep.translate((0, -5, 0)))