PartDesign Revolution

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PartDesign Revolution

Menu location
PartDesign → Revolution
Workbenches
PartDesign, Complete
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
None

Introduction

This tool revolves a selected sketch or 2D object about a given axis. For all the following explanations of this command the example sketch below will be used:

Example sketch: A complex sketch with many constraints. Sketch is oriented in the x-y plane, with x being the horizontal axis, and y being the vertical axis (shown in image as the two blue lines). Other important things to note about this sketch is that it are mirrored about the y axis and that the base of it is coincident with the x axis.

Options

When creating a revolution, the 'revolution parameters' dialogue offers several parameters specifying how the sketch should be revolved.

Examples

Note: All the examples refer to Base, Axis and Placement being edited directly through the feature properties table.

Example revolution 1: In this image the angle has been set to 70°, revolution is about the x-axis and there is a y-offset of 100mm. The sketch is the face not shown in the image (i.e. the 'back' face).
Example revolution 2: In this image the angle is 70°, revolution is about the y-axis and there is a y-offset of 100mm.
Example revolution 3: In this image the angle is 270°, revolution is about the x-axis and there are 0 offsets
Example revolution 4: In this image the angle is 270°, revolution is about the x-axis (value 1.00) and the y-axis (value 2.00) and there is a y-offset of 100mm

Useful links

An example with the practice on the forum.