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Revolve (Solid) > New/Add: To Reference and To Closest
Access: Open this function from one of the following locations:
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Click the
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Select Solid > Creation > Revolve from the menu bar.
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Select Revolve on the popup menu if a sketch or 2D composite curve is selected.
Revolve a closed sketch / composite curve to either a chosen reference face, or to the closest face.
Note: To Closest is only available for Add (not New) operations.
Important: Objects created by New will be considered independent objects. Those created by Add will be added to the active object.
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If only one object exists in the file it is automatically active, unless manually deactivated or if the active object is deleted. See Activate / Deactivate and Activating Objects.
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For Add and Remove operations you can use wires or faces from a non-activated component (external reference).
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Demo: Press the button below to view
a short movie demonstrating the function:
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Practice: Press the button below to open Cimatron with a practice ELT file similar to that used to create the movie (if the relevant feature already exists in the ELT file, you can either edit it or delete it and create a new feature). |
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Revolve > New/Add > To Reference:
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Revolve > New/Add > To Closest:
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For information regarding the steps in this function and for parameter explanations, see Revolve: Options and Results.
To Reference
Revolve to a reference face or plane.
Required Step 1
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Required Step 2
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Selected entity.
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Selected the axis of revolution.
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Required Step 3 
Set the revolution parameters.
Pick the required reference face and click the As Plane/As Object toggle button to revolve the contour/face until the plane or until the object as shown below. You can flip the direction by clicking on the direction arrow.
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As Plane: The reference is regarded as a plane; the selected entity is revolved until the same plane as the reference. |
As Object: The reference is regarded as an object; the selected entity is revolved until the reference. |
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To Closest
Revolve to the closest faces of an active object, according to a defined direction.
Required Step 1
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Required Step 2
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Selected entity.
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Selected the axis of revolution.
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Required Step 3
Set the revolution parameters.
Choose One Side if you want to revolve to the closest face on one side of the contour. You can flip the direction by clicking on the direction arrow. Toggle One Side to Both Sides to revolve to the closest faces in both directions.
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One Side result: |
Both Sides result: |
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