Sweeping Along an Edge - What's New in Autodesk Inventor 2012

“Sweep first before your own door, before you sweep the doorsteps of your neighbors”
Swedish Proverb

I love an improvement that just makes the day to day workflow simpler.  One of my favorite "day to day" improvements in Autodesk Inventor 2012 is the ability to sweep using an edge. 

In prior releases of Inventor you had to have two sketches, one for the profile, the other for the path.  It didn't matter if there was already an existing edge, you still had to create a sketch, and project the edge.

Autodesk Inventor 2011 & earlier required to sketches for a sweep

Now, in Autodesk Inventor 2012, you only need an edge.  So if you're sweeping a profile on an edge, you can go ahead and go for it!

Now, in Autodesk Inventor 2012, you only require an edge!

And for a more in depth tour, here's a video!

Have a great week everyone!  And Happy Inventing!