Example 4: Using the Sweep Command

In this example, using the sweep command significantly reduces the number of required model cuts. Two different ways of sweeping adjacent volumes are also demonstrated: from top to bottom and in a circle (rotation).


Original Volume	Cuts based on surfaces suitable for sweeping (not recommended)	Cuts using the sweep command (recommended)

Suggested cuts

Section view	Commands
	FIDESYS> webcut body 2 loop curve 6
	FIDESYS> webcut body 2 sheet extended from surface 1
	FIDESYS> create surface from surface 10 FIDESYS> create surface from surface 4 FIDESYS> create body loft surface 19 20
	FIDESYS> webcut body 3 tool body 7 FIDESYS> delete body 5 6 7
	FIDESYS> webcut body 2 3 plane yplane FIDESYS> imprint all FIDESYS> merge all FIDESYS> volume all size 0.15 FIDESYS> mesh volume all

Resulting mesh

The resulting slit model includes a central shaft that is suitable for top-down sweeping and a surrounding housing in which sweeping is performed in a circle. The division into elements is possible because the common surface of these two parts is the connecting surface for both methods of sweeping. A mesh with an element size of 0.15 is built for the model: