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| Menu location |
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| Part Design → Additive Features → Revolve |
| Workbenches |
| PartDesign |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
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| See also |
| PartDesign Groove |
The Revolution tool creates a solid by revolving a selected sketch or 2D object about a given axis.
Above: sketch (A) is revolved 270 degrees counter-clockwise around axis (B); resulting solid (C) is shown right.
When creating a revolution, or after double-clicking an existing revolution in the Tree View, the Revolution Parameters task panel is shown. It offers the following settings:

Type offers five different ways of specifying the angle of the revolution:
Enter a numeric value for the Angle of the revolution. With the option Symmetric to plane the revolution will extend half the given angle to either side of the sketch or face.
The revolution will extend up to the last face of the support it encounters in its direction. If there is no support, an error message will appear.
The revolution will extend up to the first face of the support it encounters in its direction. If there is no support, an error message will appear.
The revolution will extend up to a face. Press the Face button and select a face or a datum plane from the Body.
This allows to enter a second angle in which the revolution should extend in the opposite direction. The directions can be switched by checking the Reversed option.
Specifies the axis of the revolution:
Note that when changing the axis, the Reversed option may be (un)checked automatically.
Defines the angle of the revolution. This option is only available if Type is Angle or Two angles. Angles larger than 360° are not possible. Nor are negative values, use the Reversed option instead.
introduced in 1.1: If the Show interactive draggers when editing features preference is selected, the angle can be adjusted with an interactive gizmo in the 3D View.
Defines the angle of the revolution in the opposite direction. This option is only available if Type is Two angles and Angle is smaller than 360°.
Check this option to extend the revolution half the given angle to either side of the sketch or face. This option is only available if Type is Angle.
Reverses the direction of the revolution.
Part Design
Bool)Revolution
Enumeration)Vector): (read-only)Vector): (read-only)Angle)LinkSub)Angle)LinkSub)Sketch Based
LinkSub)Bool)Bool)Bool)