Swept Blend (variable cross sections)

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Swept Blend
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All sections must contain the same number of entities
A swept blend can have two trajectories: an Origin
Trajectory (required) and a Secondary Trajectory (optional).
Each Swept Blend feature must have at least two sections
and sections may be added between these two sections.
Swept Blend
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Round profile
Cannot be created in Creo
using Swept Blend command
Round profile Square
profile
The circle must be broken into
four arcs, same number of
entities as a square
Sketch the Trajectory
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Sketch 5 segments
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2
3
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Exit the sketch
Sketch 5 segments
Swept Blend
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Select Swept Blend and choose the section plane
control from Preference. Default is Normal To
Trajectory. The sketch is automatically selected.
Section Plane Control
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option keeps each of the
features cross sections normal to the trajectory of the
feature. Each section is created normal to a vertex of the
trajectory or normal to a datum point on the trajectory. It
requires the definition of a trajectory and the definition of
one or more sections
option keeps the features
cross sections normal to a selected planar pivot plane, edge,
curve, or axis. Each section of the feature is created normal
to the selected pivot plane. It requires the definition of a
trajectory a normal plane and the definition of one or more
sections.
Constant Normal Direction
option keeps the features cross
sections normal to a second trajectory. Each section of the
feature is created perpendicular to the normal trajectory. The
option requires the definition of a sweep trajectory, a normal
trajectory, and two or more sections.
The Normal to Projection
The Normal to Trajectory
Sketching the Sections
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Select Sketched Sections
Click on Section 1
Start is the default
Select Sketch
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The sketch plane is perpendicular
to the trajectory at the start
Draw the first
section, circle, and
exit sketcher.
Sketching the Sections
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Click on Insert to
accept the first
section
Section 2 is
activated
Sketching the Sections
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Sketching the Sections
Select Section 2 and pick the second point,
end of the first entity (straight line)
Second sketch
plane, draw the
second profile
Sketching the Sections
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There is something wrong if
the preview is not visible.
Select Insert and repeat the
process for other profiles.
Sketching the Sections
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All section profiles
are shown
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Creating a Variable-Section Sweep Feature
Used to create complex
geometric shapes. The
option sweeps a section
along one or more
trajectories.
Blending Profiles with Different Entities
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Select the front plane and
draw the square profile
Create a datum plane to
sketch the circle
To match the entities,
break up the circle into
4 segments
Draw the first arc
Draw the second arc
Blending Profiles with Different Entities
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Complete the circle
Select the Right
plane and sketch
the trajectory
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