Sweep (graphic)
The sweep method is a common technique in computer graphics . It is used to create train geometries along a guide curve.
Working principle
With the sweep method, a body or a surface is generated by guiding a previously defined (closed, partly open) cross-sectional area on an (almost) arbitrarily curved guide curve through space. The volume that the surface passes through or the surface that sweeps the surface boundary is the finished sweep body or surface .
The method is implemented as a feature in many common computer graphics programs - especially in CAD systems - and can be used both in three-dimensional space (as described above) and in the plane.
Web links
- Explanation of the sweep feature specifically for the Creo Parametric CAD software
- Tutorial on the sweep feature in Unigraphics NX 6
Individual evidence
- ↑ Explanation of the sweep feature especially for the Creo Parametric CAD software