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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Surface Modeling in SW
Profile
Extrusion direction
Axis of rotation
Revolved surface (surface
of revolution)
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(Tabulated surface)
Surface Modeling in SW
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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