How to use swept boss in Solidworks

BENJAMIN OKELLO

20 Apr, 2023 10:08 AM

Here are the steps to create a swept boss in SolidWorks:

1. Start a new sketch on the plane where you want to create the swept boss.
2. Create a profile that you want to sweep along a path. The profile can be a closed or open sketch entity, such as a circle, rectangle, or spline.
3. Start another sketch on a plane perpendicular to the path of the swept boss.
4. Draw a path for the swept boss. The path can be a sketch entity, such as a line or spline, or a 3D sketch.
5. Click on the "Swept Boss/Base" command from the "Features" toolbar.
6. In the "Swept Boss/Base" property manager, select the sketch profile and path that you created in steps 2-4.
7. Choose the type of sweep you want to create: "Thin Feature," "Mid-Plane," or "Offset From Surface."
8. Specify any additional options for the swept boss, such as twist or draft angles.
9. Click "OK" to create the swept boss feature.
After creating the swept boss feature, you can modify it using the feature manager design tree and change its dimensions or other parameters.

1. Step 1: New sketch

   1. Start a new sketch on the plane where you want to create the swept boss.

   
   

2. Step 2: Proflie

   Create a profile that you want to sweep along a path. The profile can be a closed or open sketch entity, such as a circle, rectangle, or spline.

3. Step 3: Plane

   Start another sketch on a plane perpendicular to the path of the swept boss.

4. Step 4: Path

   Draw a path for the swept boss. The path can be a sketch entity, such as a line or spline, or a 3D sketch.

5. Step 5: Features toolbar

   Click on the "Swept Boss/Base" command from the "Features" toolbar.

6. Step 6: Input parameters

   In the "Swept Boss/Base" property manager, select the sketch profile and path that you created in steps 2-4.

7. Step 7: Sweep type

   Choose the type of sweep you want to create: "Thin Feature," "Mid-Plane," or "Offset From Surface."

   Specify any additional options for the swept boss, such as twist or draft angles.

   Click "OK" to create the swept boss feature.

   After creating the swept boss feature, you can modify it using the feature manager design tree and change its dimensions or other parameters.

   
   

8. Step 8: Video demonstration

   This video recaps all the above steps for how to use swept boss in Solidworks.