I have a problem with sweeping tool… is not sweeping…

Hi, this is my first post and I cannot figure out what I am doing wrong. I’m trying to do a sweep between 2 objects, one is smaller and other bigger. I’m marking both faces + guide line and it is constantly showing fault “Swept body has self-intersection in at least 1 of it’s geometries…

Here is link from my screen recording from loom, if anybody could help?

You could use a loft operation then use then use the shell tool.

Your sweep is failing because the arcs your created did not make an enclosed sketch. A closed sketch can be made into a body. If it is not enclosed (enclosed if it turns a light blue) it won’t revolve, sweep or extrude.

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Hi, thank You for Your response. I’ve done it like that and still nothing, I’ll try now redo the file, maybe I’ve done a mistake at early stages…

I’m definitely doing something wrong, please see below video when I tried to just do sweep on 2 circles…

I cannot see your video. However I think I can still help. I suggest you create a “Plane : on a point on a curve” on one of those circular edges. Then select the plane to sketch your profile onto. Then it should sweep.

Planes are the best! :grinning_face:

And I have only had 2 sips of coffee so I am SO not awake… Oddly that’s when I do my best work. :rofl:

Oh and you can use section view to help see what’s going on. Very handy sometimes.

Sweep doesn’t work that way. In its simplest form, sweep works with a sketch, like a circle, perpendicular to a line or spline. It does not work between two circles. What does work between two circles is Loft however since you want a curved conical wall between both of your surfaces, you should use Revolve.

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Look at the solution on this thread. Your problem is related. Xdrakosha illustrates your probable problem.

I think he’s not connecting the lines into a closed sketch properly.