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September 7, 2016
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3d sweep

  • September 7, 2016
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Hello,

I'm having a problem with a round bar that needs to be bent in two directions. See pic below.

I thought Creo (3.0 M030) had a 3D sketch feature, which could be used in this case to make a sweep, but I can't seem to find it. Maybe I'm thinking of another program.

Any ideas?

dia8sweep.png


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Best answer by StephenW

Create points at each intersection.

Create datum curve thru points (it gives you options on spline or with radius, use the radius option)

Create sweep using that curve.

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StephenW
StephenW23-Emerald IIIAnswer
23-Emerald III
September 7, 2016

Create points at each intersection.

Create datum curve thru points (it gives you options on spline or with radius, use the radius option)

Create sweep using that curve.

    RV_543456710-MarbleAuthor
    10-Marble
    September 7, 2016

    Thanks, that did the trick indeed. I used two sketches to outline the thing, placed points on each corner, made a curve tr' points and swept it.

    One additional question however: is it possible to make a "flat pattern" of this? It's not sheet metal of course, but I need to find out the length of the bar for production.

    dia8sweepfixed.png

    TomU23-Emerald IV
    23-Emerald IV
    September 7, 2016

    Just measure the curve length before the sweep.

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