Starter Design skill
Revolve a part in PartMode
Build an axisymmetric PartMode solid by revolving a dimensioned profile around a stable axis.
Create a rotational solid whose section, axis, angle, and body intent are explicit and verifiable.
Boundaries
- Confirm the rotation axis independently from the profile boundary.
- Keep a solid-generating profile on one valid side of the axis unless the intended operation and live preview prove otherwise.
- Use degrees or radians explicitly. Do not assume a full revolution.
- Do not use Revolve for geometry whose defining section changes around the axis.
Procedure
- Reduce the design to a radial section. Record diameters or radii, axial lengths, shoulders, the axis, revolution angle, and expected overall size.
- Create the section with
$sketch-and-dimension-in-partmode. Add a stable construction centerline or select an authored axis datum for rotation. - Choose Revolve, select exactly the intended profile and axis, and enter the required angle. Confirm direction and any symmetric setting.
- Choose whether the result is a new body, additive feature, or subtractive feature based on the agreed design and the current supported options.
- Inspect the preview at an oblique view and along the axis. Look for a missing region, self-intersection, unexpected seam, or merge with the wrong body.
- Apply the feature, wait for the exact rebuild, and resolve any diagnostic from the profile or axis rather than simplifying the evidence.
- Inspect the Revolve in History and verify the body's axial length, maximum diameter, bore or inner diameter, and exact-solid health.
--- name: revolve-a-part-in-partmode category: design description: Build an axisymmetric PartMode solid by revolving a dimensioned profile around a stable axis. Use when someone asks to model a knob, pulley, spacer, bushing, turned part, fitting, or another rotational form from a section sketch. --- # revolve-a-part-in-partmode Create a rotational solid whose section, axis, angle, and body intent are explicit and verifiable. ## Boundaries - Confirm the rotation axis independently from the profile boundary. - Keep a solid-generating profile on one valid side of the axis unless the intended operation and live preview prove otherwise. - Use degrees or radians explicitly. Do not assume a full revolution. - Do not use Revolve for geometry whose defining section changes around the axis. ## Procedure 1. Reduce the design to a radial section. Record diameters or radii, axial lengths, shoulders, the axis, revolution angle, and expected overall size. 2. Create the section with `$sketch-and-dimension-in-partmode`. Add a stable construction centerline or select an authored axis datum for rotation. 3. Choose **Revolve**, select exactly the intended profile and axis, and enter the required angle. Confirm direction and any symmetric setting. 4. Choose whether the result is a new body, additive feature, or subtractive feature based on the agreed design and the current supported options. 5. Inspect the preview at an oblique view and along the axis. Look for a missing region, self-intersection, unexpected seam, or merge with the wrong body. 6. Apply the feature, wait for the exact rebuild, and resolve any diagnostic from the profile or axis rather than simplifying the evidence. 7. Inspect the Revolve in **History** and verify the body's axial length, maximum diameter, bore or inner diameter, and exact-solid health. ## Done - The saved Revolve references the intended section and stable axis - The angle, direction, and result-body intent match the request - Exact measurements confirm the critical axial and radial dimensions - Bodies contains the expected valid solid count - The project is saved after the settled rebuild