Sweep

Create a sweep surface with one rail curve

Create a sweep surface with one rail curve.

bases

rail

Total rotation in degrees applied along the path

twistAngle

Profile orientation mode: "follow-path", "keep-fixed", or "parallel-transport"

orientation

Profile scale factor at the beginning of the path

startScale

Profile scale factor at the end of the path

endScale

surface

Tools for modeling in the BeeGraphy Editor.

Transform

Curve Analysis

Toolset

Panels

Text

Render

Solid

Analysis

Array

3D Object

Vector

Primitive Curves

Surface

Triangulation

Boolean Operation

Intersection

Image

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Tool

curve

Curve To Surface

point

Extrude Point

vector

Extrude Curve

extrudeSurface

profileCurve

Extrude Along

Create a sweep surface with two rail curves.

rail1

rail2

sections

Sweep2

Create a lofted surface through a set of section curves

Create a lofted surface through a set of section curves.

Optional guide curve (spine/rail) to control the loft direction

guideCurve

degree

Continuity at first and last profile: Free, Tangent, Normal, Smooth

condition

How to parametrize along sections: Chord, Centripetal, Iso

parametrization

Linear interpolation (developable surface)

ruled

Connect last profile back to first (closed tube)

closed

Loft Surface

Create a surface by revolving a profile curve

Create a surface by revolving a profile curve.

origin

direction

startAngle

endAngle

If enabled, the node adds cap surfaces to the open sides of the revolved result

capped

Revolve Surface

Create a nurbs surface from a grid of points

Create a nurbs surface from a grid of points.

Number of points in the U (horizontal) direction. Must divide total number of points.

uCount

If true, the surface will interpolate the points exactly. If false, it will approximate.

interpolate

Surface From Points

Surface From Curves

radius

Pipe

Create a pipe surface with variable radii around a rail curve

Create a pipe surface with variable radii around a rail curve.

parameters

A list of radii for every defined parameter

radii

Pipe Variable

Create a surface connecting four corner point

Create a surface connecting four corner point.

point1

point2

point3

point4

Surface 4Pnt

Create a surface from two, three or four edge curves

Create a surface from two, three or four edge curves.

Surface By Edges

crv1

crv2

Sum Surface

width

length

Rectangle Surface

Circle Surface

Create an advanced lofted surface through a set of section curves with enhanced parameters

Create an advanced lofted surface through a set of section curves with enhanced parameters.

compatibility

smoothing

Continuity level: 0=C0 (geometric), 1=C1 (tangent), 2=C2 (curvature)

continuity

Parametrization method (0: ChordLength, 1: Centripetal, 2: IsoParametric)

Loft Advanced

Surface Area

surfaceArea

Evaluates a surface at given normalized {U,V} parameters and returns local geometric properties

Evaluates a surface at given normalized {U,V} parameters and returns local geometric properties.

Normalized U parameter (range: 0 to 1) at which to evaluate the surface

uParam

Normalized V parameter (range: 0 to 1) at which to evaluate the surface

vParam

Evaluate Surface

Evaluated 3D point on the surface at {U,V}

normal

Tangent vector in the U direction at the evaluated point

uDirection

Tangent vector in the V direction at the evaluated point

vDirection

Local coordinate system (plane) at the evaluated point

plane

Surface Edges

edges

faceEdges

Surface Iso Curves

uIsoCurve

vIsoCurve

Extract the normals and center points of all faces in a surface

Extract the normals and center points of all faces in a surface.

Surface for normal and center point extraction

Face Normals

centers

normals

solid

Offset a surface with a specified distance

Offset a surface with a specified distance.

Offset type can be only "Arc", "Tangent" or "Intersection". It is default "Arc".

offsetType

offsetSize

Offset Surface

offsetSurface

thickness

Side Thickness

Generate a grid of {uv} points on a surface

Generate a grid of {uv} points on a surface.

vCount

Divide Surface

divisionPoints

Construct a point from {xyz} coordinates.

Construct Point

Deconstruct a point into its component parts

Deconstruct a point into its component parts.

Deconstruct Point

first

second

Distance 2 Points

pointsDistance

list

The direction in which the points will be created

Point List

points

Create a point from cylindrical {angle,radius,elevation} coordinates

Create a point from cylindrical {angle,radius,elevation} coordinates.

Plane defining cylindrical coordinate space

angle

height

Point Cylindrical

geometry

Geometry Closest Point

Point on the geometry closest to the base point

closestPoint

distance

Parameter in curve domain of closest point

parameter

Point List Sort

sortListX

sortListY

sortListZ

Find closest point in a point collection.

Closest Point

index

Distance between the given point and closest point

count

Closest Points

closestPoints

indexes

distances

Cull points that are coincident within tolerance. Modes: 0 = Cull All(removes all duplicates), 1 = Leave One(keeps only the first of each duplicate group), 2 = Average(replaces each group with the average point)

Cull points that are coincident within tolerance. Modes: 0 = Cull All(removes all duplicates), 1 = Leave One(keeps only the first of each duplicate group), 2 = Average(replaces each group with the average point).

List of points to process. Duplicate detection is based on the specified tolerance

Sweep

Ports

Inputs

Outputs

Creation method#

There are two options for creating a Sweep node.#

Steps#

See also#

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