Examples - C-Edge Sweep with 1 Guideline
3-D Standard > New > C-edge sweep 
Example 1:
The sketch (1) has been routed along the guideline (2). The guideline is a planar guideline. The results are identical for the options Minimum rotation (a) and Constant angle with direction (c). If you choose the Direction specification (b) option,. the routing takes place in the edge direction of the guideline.
Example 2:
The sketch (1) has been routed along the guideline (2). This time the guideline is a winded guideline. The sketch has been placed perpendicular to the guideline.
(a) shows the result if the option Minimum rotation is chosen. (b) shows the result of a routing using the Direction specification option: Here, the routing took place along the edge direction of the guideline. (c) shows the result of a routing using the Constant angle with direction option.
Example 3:
The left image shows a spiral (2) with a constant pitch, the right image shows a spiral (4) with a changing pitch. The spiral axis is used for direction specification. The sketches (1) and (3) are placed perpendicular to their respective guidelines.
For the spiral with constant pitch, the results are identical if the options Direction specification (b) and Constant angle with direction (c) were chosen. (a) shows the result of a routing using the Minimum rotation option.
For the spiral with changing pitch, the end of the sweep part will be as perpendicular to the guideline as the start onto which the sketch was placed, if the option Constant angle with direction (f) was chosen.
Example 4:
The left image shows a spiral (2) with a constant pitch, the right image shows a spiral (4) with a changing pitch. The spiral axis is used for direction specification. The sketches (1) and (3) are placed parallel to the specified direction.
For the spiral with constant pitch, the results are identical if the options Direction specification(b) and Constant angle with direction (c) were chosen. (a) shows the result of a routing using the Minimum rotation.
For the spiral with changing pitch, the end of the sweep part will have the same angle to the guideline as the start onto which the sketch was placed, if the Constant direction with angle (f) option was chosen.t. (d) shows the result of a routing using the Minimum rotation. (e) shows the result of a routing using the Direction specification.
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