diff --git a/crates/fj-core/src/operations/sweep/cycle.rs b/crates/fj-core/src/operations/sweep/cycle.rs
index 4ef505f30..974770fc1 100644
--- a/crates/fj-core/src/operations/sweep/cycle.rs
+++ b/crates/fj-core/src/operations/sweep/cycle.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::{
     Core,
 };
 
-use super::SweepCache;
+use super::{half_edge::SweptHalfEdge, SweepCache};
 
 /// # Sweep a [`Cycle`]
 ///
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ impl SweepCycle for Cycle {
             let (bottom_half_edge, bottom_half_edge_next) =
                 bottom_half_edge_pair;
 
-            let (side_face, top_half_edge) = bottom_half_edge.sweep_half_edge(
+            let SweptHalfEdge {
+                face: side_face,
+                top_half_edge,
+            } = bottom_half_edge.sweep_half_edge(
                 bottom_half_edge_next.start_vertex().clone(),
                 bottom_surface.clone(),
                 color,
diff --git a/crates/fj-core/src/operations/sweep/half_edge.rs b/crates/fj-core/src/operations/sweep/half_edge.rs
index d87ac7f3d..f5c4ec1e5 100644
--- a/crates/fj-core/src/operations/sweep/half_edge.rs
+++ b/crates/fj-core/src/operations/sweep/half_edge.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub trait SweepHalfEdge {
         path: impl Into<Vector<3>>,
         cache: &mut SweepCache,
         core: &mut Core,
-    ) -> (Face, Handle<HalfEdge>);
+    ) -> SweptHalfEdge;
 }
 
 impl SweepHalfEdge for Handle<HalfEdge> {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ impl SweepHalfEdge for Handle<HalfEdge> {
         path: impl Into<Vector<3>>,
         cache: &mut SweepCache,
         core: &mut Core,
-    ) -> (Face, Handle<HalfEdge>) {
+    ) -> SweptHalfEdge {
         let path = path.into();
 
         let half_edge_geom = *core.layers.geometry.of_half_edge(self);
@@ -161,6 +161,20 @@ impl SweepHalfEdge for Handle<HalfEdge> {
 
         let face = Face::new(surface, region);
 
-        (face, edge_top)
+        SweptHalfEdge {
+            face,
+            top_half_edge: edge_top,
+        }
     }
 }
+
+/// The result of sweeping a [`HalfEdge`]
+///
+/// See [`SweepHalfEdge`].
+pub struct SweptHalfEdge {
+    /// The face created by sweeping the half-edge
+    pub face: Face,
+
+    /// The top half-edge of the created face
+    pub top_half_edge: Handle<HalfEdge>,
+}
diff --git a/crates/fj-core/src/operations/sweep/mod.rs b/crates/fj-core/src/operations/sweep/mod.rs
index f93efbe93..df9c6df37 100644
--- a/crates/fj-core/src/operations/sweep/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/fj-core/src/operations/sweep/mod.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ mod vertex;
 pub use self::{
     cycle::{SweepCycle, SweptCycle},
     face::SweepFace,
-    half_edge::SweepHalfEdge,
+    half_edge::{SweepHalfEdge, SweptHalfEdge},
     path::SweepSurfacePath,
     region::{SweepRegion, SweptRegion},
     shell_face::{ShellExtendedBySweep, SweepFaceOfShell},