Having trouble sweeping a rectangular surface at an angle around a plane. This seems like it should be straightforward but maybe I am missing something? Thanks in advance!
Commands:
create surface rectangle width 0.635
sweep surface 1 yaxis angle 50 steps 10
Errors:
ERROR: Error during ACIS sweep operation, api_sw_face_axis
ERROR: ACIS API error number 92042
ACIS API message = Top and bottom profiles of sweep would intersect.
ERROR: Rotational sweep failed
@AFalk – here’s a screenshot that might help you “see” what you’ve asked Cubit to do. Notice how, since you’re sweeping the highlighted surface about the Y-axis, and the surface crosses the origin (e.g. see the X = 0 on the scale), that the surface would be self-intersecting and non-manifold:
Instead, if we move the surface so that it lies on the origin, we can do the sweep:
reset
create surface rectangle width {0.635 / 2}
move surface 1 x {0.635 / 4}
sweep surface 1 yaxis angle 50 steps 10
Also, you may not have wanted the steps (though maybe you do). The steps keyword is optional and ommitting it will result in a smooth cylindrical outer face:
