Surface Modeling in SW

Starting with a sketch, you can

create a surface using Extrude,
Revolve, Loft, Boundary Surface,
planar, and Fill.

Open sketch
(spline)

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Profile

Extrusion direction

Axis of rotation

Revolved surface (surface

of revolution)
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(Tabulated surface)
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Spline

Spline

Swept surface using

a Guide
Guide

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 Surface Modeling in SW - Ruled Surfaces

Loft surface, no
Guide 2 guide curve

Guide 1

Loft surface using two

guide curves.

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 Surface Modeling in SW- Boundary Surface
Four curves defining the boundary of the surface, Coon’s surface
Make sure all curves are intersecting, then
select curves for directions 1 and 2

Sketch5,
Direction 1 Sketch1,
Direction 2

Sketch2,
Open loop
Direction 2
3D sketch,
Direction 1

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 Surface Modeling in SW- Boundary Surface
Boundary surface

Direction 2

Direction 2

Direction 2

The order of direction has no

effect on the surface shape Direction 2
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 Surface Modeling in SW- Boundary Surface

Direction 1 Direction 1

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 Surface Modeling in SW- Boundary Surface
Boundary Surface option using profiles and directions. This results in the
same surface as Loft, smoother surface appearance.

Direction 1

Direction 2

Direction 2

Direction 1

Direction 1

Single curve to a
point in one direction
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 Surface Modeling in SW- Fill Surface

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 Thickening the
patched surface

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 Patching a freeform hole

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 Surface Modeling in SW- Freeform

Select the surface to

reshape

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 Surface Modeling in SW- Freeform

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 Surface Modeling in SW- Freeform

Four controls

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 Surface Modeling in SW- Freeform

Adding control
points to the edge
curve, select
Movable and click
on Add Points, pick
location

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 Surface Modeling in Creo

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 Sweep (constant cross section)

Sweep dashboard –
select surface option

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 Sweep (constant cross section)
• Constant cross section sweeps
a) Section (profile)
b) Trajectory (path)

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 Swept Blend (variable cross sections)

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 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
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 Creating a Swept Blend Feature

Swept Blend Dashboard

Sweep type

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 Creating a Swept Blend Feature
The Normal to Trajectory option keeps each of the
feature’s 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 feature’s 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 feature’s

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.
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 Creating a Swept Blend Feature - Examples

The Normal to
Projection

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 Parallel Blend Feature – Creo 2.0
(Parallel Plane Loft)

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 Blend – Creating the Datum Planes

Front plane Create two datum plans

offset from the Front
plane by 400 mm.
The three profiles will be
Datum 1
sketched on each plane
400 mm

Datum 2

400 mm

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 Parallel Blend

Sketch
the three
profiles
on each
plane

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 Parallel Blend

Select Sections
Choose Selected Sections

Click on Section1

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 Parallel Blend

Select the first

profile and then
click on Insert

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 Parallel Blend

Select the
second profile,
preview should
appear. Click on
Insert

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 Parallel Blend

Select the third

profile and Insert

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