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158 | Chapter 8 Creating Sketched Features
SWEEP2_1 contains a cylinder and a helical path. A solved profile is constrained
to the start of the path.
5 Create the 3D helical sweep.
Context Menu In the graphics area, right-click and choose Sketched &
Work Features Sweep.
6 In the Sweep Feature dialog box, choose OK to accept the settings.
You can create a cut, join, intersection, or split feature. These options are
available because there is a base feature in the part definition.
Choose OK to exit the dialog box.
Mechanical Desktop calculates the sweep and displays your part.
Save your file.
Next, create a spiral 3D sweep.