Swept Blends and Surface Merge

Basic and Advanced Swept Surface blends are used to create a faucet in this Pro Engineer Surface tutorial. Surface Merge and Surface Trim are also explored as ways to create desired Pro Engineer Surface geometry.

Do you know the difference between a blend and a swept blend? The two Pro Engineer Surfaces can create very different results. A blend is an extruded feature that transitions from one cross-section to another. This is a fairly simple Pro Engineer Surface feature and is a bit limited when it comes to creating very complex surfaces. Conversely, a swept blend can create some very complex surfaces. The swept blend is a transition between two or more cross-sections that follows a specific trajectory.

This Pro Engineer Surface tutorial is a great introduction to the swept surface blend. The faucet is constructed of several different types of swept blends to challenge the intermediate surfacing user. The main portion of the model is comprised of multiple cross sections swept through a datum curve. In addition, extensive use of the Pro Engineer Surface merge command is explored. Once complete, the faucet is a solid model with mass properties.

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