sweep_sketch
Sweeps a closed profile sketch along a path sketch to create a boss feature like tubes or gaskets.
Instructions
Barrido (sweep) — sweep a closed profile sketch along a path sketch to make a boss feature.
Standard autoparts use: tubos (tubes / pipes following a curved path), juntas / empaques (gaskets — closed-loop path), guías de cable (cable routes), cordones de soldadura (weld beads along an edge), perfiles extruidos curvos.
Args: profile_sketch_name: Name of the CLOSED profile sketch (e.g. 'Croquis1' for a circle to make a tube). Created via create_sketch + create_circle / create_rectangle / etc. Must be a closed contour. path_sketch_name: Name of the PATH sketch (e.g. 'Croquis2' for the route the profile follows). Open or closed paths both work. Created via create_sketch + create_line / create_arc / etc. on a plane perpendicular (or tangent) to the profile's plane at the path start. merge: True (default) merges with existing solid material it touches. False keeps the swept body separate (multi-body).
Returns Feature (name='Barrido{n}', type='boss_sweep', dimensions={}). Sweeps don't have parametric D1/D2 in v1 — the geometry is fully driven by the two sketches.
Caveat (v1): the two sketches must already exist as separate features in the tree. Profile and path can't be the same sketch. Advanced options (twist, guide curves, thin-feature, circular- profile shortcut) are NOT exposed in v1; defaults are: follow- path orientation, no twist, no guide curves.
Example — Ø6mm tube along an L-shaped path: # Profile: 6mm-radius circle on Front plane at origin create_sketch('front') create_circle(0, 0, 3) # Croquis1 # Path: L-shape on Top plane create_sketch('top') create_line(0, 0, 0, 50) create_line(0, 50, 50, 50) # Croquis2 sweep_sketch('Croquis1', 'Croquis2')
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| merge | No | ||
| path_sketch_name | Yes | ||
| profile_sketch_name | Yes |