Move a node, element or mesh set along a sweep guide and copy.

Select the node, element or mesh set and directly select the sweep guide or node positions that can substitute the guide curve. Specify the center point. Apply a certain ratio with respect to the center point or apply a selective scale factor on the axial directions of the GCS.

Sweep Guide

[Curve]

Only 1 guide curve can be selected. Hence, the curves for a complex shape need to be created into a single wire in advance.

[Sequential Nodes]

When selecting multiple nodes, be aware that the extrude direction is specified by the selection order. When selecting the nodes directly, the spacing between the nodes becomes the element size so the size does not need to be set.

[Orthogonal]

The copied shape is always perpendicular to the sweep guide and the reference point can be set by selecting a node.

[End Scale Ratio]

Adjust the scale factor at the end of the element generation to set the ratio for the sweeped mesh size.

For example, entering 2 generates an element that is 2 times larger at the sweep finish point.

Size Method

[Size] : Directly specify the mesh size. For Sweep move/copy, it is the sweep interval.

[Ratio] : Define the sweep interval and number with a ratio between 0~1.

For example, entering 0.3,0.5,1 moves/copies the mesh at 0.3,0.5,1 ratio positions on the total length of the sweep guide.

[Divisions] : Define the sweep interval by the number of divisions on the total length of the sweep guide.