Create a circle in a base sketch.

Note Do not create the circle as a whole, but rather as a quarter, which you compete to a circle by rotation. Background: In order to ensure compatibility to various CAD systems a minimum number of 4 sketch elements is required.

Quarter circle

Insert a sample [Pattern origin] origin.

Note The pattern origin must be either at the start point or end point of a contour (and not somewhere in the middle of a line).

Pattern origin on circle segment

Create a (parallel) reference plane at the desired distance and a new sketch on this.

On sketch 2, in the same way, create a circle again. (Here in the example it is smaller and shifted in relation to the first circle.)

Sketch 2 on parallel reference plane

Set the pattern origin again.

Note The pattern origin must be either at the start point or end point of a contour (and not somewhere in the middle of a line). The point must also be at the same position in terms of orientation.

The second pattern origin is at the top again.

Another example:

Pattern origin on rectangle

If the point is in the top left-hand corner of a rectangle (and you do not want torsion), the pattern origin in the connected sketch must be in the top left-hand corner again.

Select both sketches under History and click on Create basic history [Create sweep base].

In the 3D history [3D History], select both sketches in the correct order (either with the Ctrl or Shift key) and click on Create basic history [Create sweep base] or Create section history [Create sweep cut].

Create sweep base

-> The History dialog box appears.

History dialog box

Confirm with OK.

-> The sweep is displayed in the 3D view.

Sweep base

Precondition is that the "Sweep cut" is not the first feature. In this case an error message would appear.

Error! First feature can not be a cut!

So at first a basic body needs to be created.

The Convert to section [Convert to cut] command can now be used.

Convert to cut

Sweep cut