# SWEEP tool help

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sweep-tool-help/23600>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 15, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sweep-tool-help/23600 "2023-01-15T17:42:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Johngerard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/90db22/32.png) [@Johngerard](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Johngerard)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sweep-tool-help/23600/1 "2023-01-15T17:42:42Z")

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I am trying the SWEEP tool just to test what it does and if I understand how to use it. So, I started with a simple circle plain. Then I drew a line from the center of the circle. Seems simple enough. I then selected the SWEEP tool. I selected the circle plane, Clicked next, Then I tried tapping on the connected line. I get the error message Sweep tool has an invalid contact between 2 points. Not sure what I am doing wrong. This should be very easy to use. I tried watching videos, etc. but I still can’t figure out what I am doing wrong.

Thank You

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sweep-tool-help/23600/2 "2023-01-15T18:45:38Z")

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I draw the line first. Then I add a plane to draw on perpendicular to one end of the line. Draw my circle or whatever on that plane and then sweep it.

I think there is a disconnect between your line and circle for some reason.

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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/stephen/32/16350_2.png) [@Stephen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sweep-tool-help/23600/3 "2023-01-15T19:19:35Z")

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I do it the same way as Oregonerd and it always works.

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**Author:** ![Zecnarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Zecnarf](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Zecnarf)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sweep-tool-help/23600/4 "2023-01-15T21:20:10Z")

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Are the circle and line at a different degree than one another ….on two separate planes?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/7/f/7f81143cd29861b6f51c81329acb1d5e85ce8ceb.jpeg)  
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 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/3/3/331e91ea7806a8cff33b205495bba5f1bbbb3a93.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sweep-tool-help/23600/5 "2023-01-15T21:48:39Z")

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FYI, for simple use, you don’t need to add a construction plane as you can rotate and move the sketch in 3D space with the **Move-Rotate** tool. Also, the target shape does not have to be on the same plane as the line in order to do the **Sweep**.

[https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/9/c/9cb534ca32da70e346065535e54c2a00d90bb4a0.mov](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/9/c/9cb534ca32da70e346065535e54c2a00d90bb4a0.mov)

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**Author:** ![NathanD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dec6dc/32.png) [@NathanD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/NathanD)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 9:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sweep-tool-help/23600/6 "2023-01-15T21:57:59Z")

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I don’t use sweep that often, but I never realized you could sweep along a path disconnected from the start sketch. Very cool.  
Very useful.

Thanks Mike, I learned something today. 👍🏻

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**Author:** ![Johngerard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/90db22/32.png) [@Johngerard](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Johngerard)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sweep-tool-help/23600/7 "2023-01-16T01:43:37Z")

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Thank you I finall got it to work. But it should word the opposite way by creating the line then create the “circle”. So it still should be fixed. But I will keep practicing.

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**Author:** ![Johngerard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/90db22/32.png) [@Johngerard](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Johngerard)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sweep-tool-help/23600/8 "2023-01-16T01:46:19Z")

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I take it back it does work both ways. i am not sure what I was doing wrong before.