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10-Marble
February 21, 2025
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Swept Blend error- undefined sketch- Creo8

  • February 21, 2025
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Hi, I've tried to find the error in the problematic sketch, but I can't understand what is the error or where it sits.

 

Somehow I was able to create exterior swept blend but not internal one with material removal...

 

Have tried to sketch it identically to the other end of the pipe but the error is still there.

The main pipe track has been copied from another part and rotated. But it works well wen I add paths at one end, but not on the other...

 

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Best answer by tbraxton

In reality what is this pipe made of and how is it manufactured?

 

For this type of geometry, I would suggest defining the centerline of the pipe as a 3D curve through space and use this as the sweep trajectory to create the interior surfaces (ID) of the pipe along the entire trajectory. Once you have the inside wall you can then thicken it to get a solid body representing the pipe. Make sure the sweep trajectory is valid for sweeps (Creo requirement) and that the path is consistent with the manufacturing limitations for the pipe (i.e. min bend radius).

 

The method you are using (swept blend) can be tricky as the ends of the swept blend more often than not will not be congruent with the adjacent pipe section you are trying to use. This is usually caused by the trajectory used for the swept blend not being built to address the alignment of the normal vectors of the swept blend open ends to be congruent with the open pipe ends you need to match.

 

It appears that the trajectory curves have some issues that are likely problematic. In general, you want your sweep trajectories to have G1 (tangent) or higher continuity along the length, you do not currently have this in your model. By changing the start end of curve 1 to be tangent, the geometry check for sweep 6 is eliminated. Start by creating trajectory curves fit for purpose along the entire length.

 

tbraxton_1-1740142879705.png

 

 

 

 

For troubleshooting check out the geometry checks in the model. These messages provide some insight into potential issues with your feature geometry.

tbraxton_0-1740142122812.png

 

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Van_AG
15-Moonstone
February 21, 2025

Please see the attached file

 

but modeling is'n accurate enough in general


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tbraxton
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22-Sapphire II
February 21, 2025

In reality what is this pipe made of and how is it manufactured?

 

For this type of geometry, I would suggest defining the centerline of the pipe as a 3D curve through space and use this as the sweep trajectory to create the interior surfaces (ID) of the pipe along the entire trajectory. Once you have the inside wall you can then thicken it to get a solid body representing the pipe. Make sure the sweep trajectory is valid for sweeps (Creo requirement) and that the path is consistent with the manufacturing limitations for the pipe (i.e. min bend radius).

 

The method you are using (swept blend) can be tricky as the ends of the swept blend more often than not will not be congruent with the adjacent pipe section you are trying to use. This is usually caused by the trajectory used for the swept blend not being built to address the alignment of the normal vectors of the swept blend open ends to be congruent with the open pipe ends you need to match.

 

It appears that the trajectory curves have some issues that are likely problematic. In general, you want your sweep trajectories to have G1 (tangent) or higher continuity along the length, you do not currently have this in your model. By changing the start end of curve 1 to be tangent, the geometry check for sweep 6 is eliminated. Start by creating trajectory curves fit for purpose along the entire length.

 

tbraxton_1-1740142879705.png

 

 

 

 

For troubleshooting check out the geometry checks in the model. These messages provide some insight into potential issues with your feature geometry.

tbraxton_0-1740142122812.png

 

10-Marble
February 21, 2025

Thank you for the great explanations @tbraxton 

The pipe is made of copper. It is pressed into a Heatsink part along a milled path (that' s why it is flat and not circular in one section). Then, top surface is milled to create one plane:

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I need to fit to different geometries along the way, therefore I couldn't create just one path. The final pipe part is obviously different from the previous processing steps, and all I need is to just show the final result. The manufacturing documentation and modeling it from row pipes would be on a supplier side, with all the technological steps and preparations. All I need to show is the end result.