modeling-app/docs/kcl/sweep.md

title, excerpt, layout

title	excerpt	layout
sweep	Extrude a sketch along a path.	manual

Extrude a sketch along a path.

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.

sweep(data: SweepData, sketch: Sketch) -> Solid

Arguments

Name	Type	Description	Required
data	SweepData	Data for a sweep.	Yes
sketch	Sketch	A sketch is a collection of paths.	Yes

Returns

Solid - An solid is a collection of extrude surfaces.

Examples

// Create a pipe using a sweep.


// Create a path for the sweep.
sweepPath = startSketchOn('XZ')
  |> startProfileAt([0.05, 0.05], %)
  |> line(end = [0, 7])
  |> tangentialArc({ offset = 90, radius = 5 }, %)
  |> line(end = [-3, 0])
  |> tangentialArc({ offset = -90, radius = 5 }, %)
  |> line(end = [0, 7])

// Create a hole for the pipe.
pipeHole = startSketchOn('XY')
  |> circle({ center = [0, 0], radius = 1.5 }, %)

sweepSketch = startSketchOn('XY')
  |> circle({ center = [0, 0], radius = 2 }, %)
  |> hole(pipeHole, %)
  |> sweep({ path = sweepPath }, %)

// Create a spring by sweeping around a helix path.


// Create a helix around the Z axis.
helixPath = helix({
  angleStart = 0,
  ccw = true,
  revolutions = 4,
  length = 10,
  radius = 5,
  axis = 'Z'
})

// Create a spring by sweeping around the helix path.
springSketch = startSketchOn('YZ')
  |> circle({ center = [0, 0], radius = 1 }, %)
  |> sweep({ path = helixPath }, %)