Swept Blend (variable cross sections)

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MAE ME20

Swept Blend

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.

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Swept Blend
Round profile

Square
profile

Round profile

Cannot be created in Creo

using Swept Blend command
The circle must be broken into
four arcs, same number of
entities as a square
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Sketch the Trajectory

Sketch 5 segments
Sketch 5 segments

Exit the sketch

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Swept Blend
Select Swept Blend and choose the section plane
control from Preference. Default is Normal To
Trajectory. The sketch is automatically selected.

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Section Plane Control

The Normal to Trajectory 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

The Normal to Projection 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.

Constant Normal Direction 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
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sections.

Sketching the Sections

Select Sketched Sections

Click on Section 1
Start is the default

Select Sketch

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Sketching the Sections

The sketch plane is perpendicular
to the trajectory at the start

Draw the first

section, circle, and
exit sketcher.
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Sketching the Sections

Click on Insert to
accept the first
section

Section 2 is
activated
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Sketching the Sections

Select Section 2 and pick the second point,
end of the first entity (straight line)

Sketching the Sections

Second sketch
plane, draw the
second profile
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Sketching the Sections

There is something wrong if

the preview is not visible.
Select Insert and repeat the
process for other profiles.
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Sketching the Sections

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.

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Blending Profiles with Different Entities

To match the entities,
break up the circle into
4 segments
Select the front plane and
draw the square profile
Create a datum plane to
sketch the circle

Draw the first arc

Draw the second arc

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Blending Profiles with Different Entities

Select the Right

plane and sketch
the trajectory
Complete the circle

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