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Differences between Helical Sweeps and Volume Helical Sweeps
The main differences between helical sweeps and volume helical sweeps are listed in the table.
Helical Sweep
Volume Helical Sweep
Material
Add or remove material
Remove material
Geometry representation
Solid or surface
Solid
Sweep object
Cross-sectional sketch, called the section
Revolved sketch forms a 3D sweep object
Section
Constant or variable
Constant
Section creation
Sketch the section
Sketch or select the section
Sweep object orientation
Orient the sweep section either through the helix axis, or normal to the helical trajectory
Sweep section is automatically oriented through the helix axis.
You can adjust the tilt of the 3D object
Ends
Can cap ends
Revolved geometry at ends
Thickened sketch as section
Can use thickened sketch
Cannot use thickened sketch