Creating a Sweep | ideCAD Help Center

Sweep command creates object in continuous mode with a selected profile.

Location of Sweep Command

You can access it under the 3D Geometric Object title of the Ribbon menu, Facade tab .

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Sweep Draws a continuous form object according to the selected section.
Ceiling cornice Draws a ceiling cornice object.
Baseboard Draws a baseboard object.
Border on wall Draws a border on the wall object.
Cordon Draws a cordon object.
Roof gutter Draws a gutter around the roof object.
Dome gutter Draws a gutter around the dome object.
Free drawn Draws the sweep freely by giving a point without being attached to any object.
Path based Draws a sweep based on the path object.
Parent based Draws asweep while adhering to the contour of an object like zone etc.
Wall based Draws the sweep attached to the wall.
Story top aligned It automatically adjusts the level of the sweep to be the same as the story ceiling level and draws the object at that level.
Story bottom aligned It automatically adjusts the level of the sweep to be the same as the story floor level and draws the object at that level.
Story alignment free It takes the elevation of the sweep as much as the given level and draws the object at that level.
Sweep operations Opens an auxiliary toolbar with commands for changing sweep.
Section list It is the list that allows the section of the sweep to be determined. A profile is selected from the list while drawing the object.
Profiles Displays the folder of profiles saved in the project or to disk and allows sweep.
Settings Displays the settings of the sweep.

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Sweep

Draws a continuous form object according to the selected section.

Ceiling cornice

Draws a ceiling cornice object.

Baseboard

Draws a baseboard object.

Border on wall

Draws a border on the wall object.

Cordon

Draws a cordon object.

Roof gutter

Draws a gutter around the roof object.

Dome gutter

Draws a gutter around the dome object.

Free drawn

Draws the sweep freely by giving a point without being attached to any object.

Path based

Draws a sweep based on the path object.

Parent based

Draws asweep while adhering to the contour of an object like zone etc.

Wall based

Draws the sweep attached to the wall.

Story top aligned

It automatically adjusts the level of the sweep to be the same as the story ceiling level and draws the object at that level.

Story bottom aligned

It automatically adjusts the level of the sweep to be the same as the story floor level and draws the object at that level.

Story alignment free

It takes the elevation of the sweep as much as the given level and draws the object at that level.

Sweep operations

Opens an auxiliary toolbar with commands for changing sweep.

Section list

It is the list that allows the section of the sweep to be determined. A profile is selected from the list while drawing the object.

Profiles

Displays the folder of profiles saved in the project or to disk and allows sweep.

Settings

Displays the settings of the sweep.

Usage Steps

Click the Sweep icon under the Facade tab, 3D Geometric Object title.
The free drawn mode in the toolbar for the sweep is automatically active.
In this mode, click the 1st, 2nd and consecutive points to draw the sweep.
Press the right mouse button to finish the command.

Usage step
Determining the first point by clicking the left mouse button
Determination of the second point
Creation of the sweep

Next Topic

Ceiling Cornice Settings

Related Topics

Location of Sweep Command

Sweep Toolbar

Usage Steps