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title: "sweep"
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excerpt: "Extrude a sketch along a path."
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layout: manual
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---
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Extrude a sketch along a path.
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This, like extrude, is able to create a 3-dimensional solid from a 2-dimensional sketch. However, unlike extrude, this creates a solid by using the extent of the sketch as its path. This is useful for creating more complex shapes that can't be created with a simple extrusion.
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```js
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sweep(data: SweepData, sketch: Sketch) -> Solid
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```
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### Arguments
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| Name | Type | Description | Required |
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|----------|------|-------------|----------|
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| `data` | [`SweepData`](/docs/kcl/types/SweepData) | Data for a sweep. | Yes |
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| `sketch` | [`Sketch`](/docs/kcl/types/Sketch) | A sketch is a collection of paths. | Yes |
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### Returns
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[`Solid`](/docs/kcl/types/Solid) - An solid is a collection of extrude surfaces.
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### Examples
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```js
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// Create a pipe using a sweep.
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// Create a path for the sweep.
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sweepPath = startSketchOn('XZ')
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  |> startProfileAt([0.05, 0.05], %)
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  |> line(end = [0, 7])
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  |> tangentialArc({ offset = 90, radius = 5 }, %)
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  |> line(end = [-3, 0])
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  |> tangentialArc({ offset = -90, radius = 5 }, %)
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  |> line(end = [0, 7])
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// Create a hole for the pipe.
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pipeHole = startSketchOn('XY')
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  |> circle({ center = [0, 0], radius = 1.5 }, %)
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sweepSketch = startSketchOn('XY')
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  |> circle({ center = [0, 0], radius = 2 }, %)
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  |> hole(pipeHole, %)
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  |> sweep({ path = sweepPath }, %)
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```
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```js
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// Create a spring by sweeping around a helix path.
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// Create a helix around the Z axis.
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helixPath = helix(angleStart = 0, ccw = true, revolutions = 4, length = 10, radius = 5, axis = 'Z')
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// Create a spring by sweeping around the helix path.
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springSketch = startSketchOn('YZ')
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  |> circle({ center = [0, 0], radius = 1 }, %)
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  |> sweep({ path = helixPath }, %)
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```
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