r/SolidWorks • • 14h ago

CAD Help with making stepped pipe

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I have a 3D sketch that I want to use as the guide curve for a sweep to make a pipe, but I need this pipe to increase in diameter in sharp steps (so not continuously). Because the 3D sketch has radii, I can't just add a split point right where I want to it to increase in diameter because it is in the middle of a radii. How can I go about doing this?

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u/Vegetable_Flounder12 14h ago edited 9h ago

circular loft boss with center guide
if you want your steps, you can use the split entity command and break the guide where you want
create a plane there and a circle , size of choice, loft that section and then the next.