Greendamo Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Hi, When using the sweep command on handrail profile, is there a way of stopping the sweep from twisting the profile out of shape? i have attached an image showing what i get. I know there is a command in sketchup called 'follow me' which works well. I cant find anything in Autocad that gives me the correct results! Thanks for you help in advance. Damian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Can you attach a copy of the drawing to your next post? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greendamo Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 Can you attach a copy of the drawing to your next post? Thanks. It wont let me attach. says the file size exceeds the limit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 We need a drawing with the railing profile and the "path" the railing will ultimately follow. Nothing else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Have you looked at the command line options as you sweep? What have you tried? There is Alignment and Twist (which has options). The following prompts are displayed. Objects to Sweep Specifies an object to use as the sweep profile. Sweep Path Specifies the sweep path based on the object you select. Mode Controls whether the sweep action creates a solid or a surface. Surfaces are swept as either NURBS surfaces or procedural surfaces, depending on the SURFACEMODELINGMODE system variable. Alignment Specifies whether the profile is aligned to be normal to the tangent direction of the sweep path. If the profile is not perpendicular (normal) to the tangent of the start point of the path, then the profile automatically aligns. Enter No at the alignment prompt to prevent this. Base Point Specifies a base point for the objects to be swept. Scale Specifies a scale factor for a sweep operation. The scale factor is uniformly applied to the objects that are swept from the start to the end of the sweep path. • Reference. Scales the selected objects based on the length you reference by picking points or entering values. Twist Sets a twist angle for the objects being swept. The twist angle specifies the amount of rotation along the entire length of the sweep path. • Bank. Specifies whether the curve(s) being swept will naturally bank (rotate) along a 3D sweep path (3D polyline, spline, or helix). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greendamo Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 I have attached the geometry. HR - Sweep.dwg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scj Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Hi Greendamo, does the attachement fit to your intentions?? Regards Jochen HR - Sweep_scj-3.dwg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEANT Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 This one I tried with an ArrayAlongPath/Loft methodology. Not perfect, but not too bad either. HR - Loft.dwg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greendamo Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 Hi Seant, That looks great... shame i cant get that command to do the same for some reason :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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