How to use loft

In this tutorial you will create this part using loft feature

1. Click New. Click Part, OK.

2. Click Top Plane and click on Sketch.

3. Click Circle, sketch a circle start at origin. Click Smart Dimension, click on circle and set dimension to 1 in.

4. Exit sketch.

5. Click Top Plane and click Features>Reference Geometry>Plane.
Set distance to 1 in apart, set # to 2 and OK. Two more plane added, click View Orientation>Isometric
Plane 1 and Plane2.

6. Click on Plane 1, click Sketch.

7. Click Circle, sketch a circle start at origin. Click Smart Dimension, click on circle and set dimension to 2 in.
Exit sketch.

8. Click on Plane 2, click Sketch.

9. Click Circle, sketch a circle start at origin. Click Smart Dimension, click on circle and set dimension to 1 in.
Exit sketch.

10. Click Features>Lofted Boss/Base click bottom circle, middle circle, top circle
and OK.
11. Hide Plane 1, hide Plane 2.
12. You’re done.





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One Response to “How to use loft”

  1. Di
    September 22nd, 2010 at 10:37 am

    Great little lesson ta muchly

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