Loft solid bodies

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In the design workspace. The loft command blends multiple profiles or faces

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and transitions them into smooth shapes between the profiles or faces.

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Loft can create new solid bodies or add

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and subtract material from existing solid bodies.

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Loft creates complex shapes between multiple profiles. In one step,

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let's use the loft command to create the tapered shape

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for the inlet outlet component for the small pump.

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Notice that both profiles include geometry for hardware

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clearance and the relief has a slight taper

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on the toolbar on the solid tab. Click loft,

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the loft dialogue displays

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select both profiles.

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The preview shows a straight transition between the two profiles

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in the dialogue. Click the drop down list next to both profile one and profile two

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and enable the direction option.

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Notice that two new options are enabled, take off weight and take off angle.

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Take off weight is a unit less factor that determines how far

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the section shape extends before it transitions into the next shape.

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Take off angle represents the transition angle between the profile

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or guideline and the faces created by the loft.

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The default value of zero degrees provides a perpendicular transition

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for this loft.

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We'll use a joint operation to merge the new feature with the existing body.

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You can use an existing planar face for a profile.

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Additional options are available depending on the selection set.

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For example, tangent G one

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and curvature G two.

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You can also laught to a point

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enable point tangent to soften the transition,

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enable direction to set the weight and angle.

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Here are some of the other loft settings you can use to control the shape.

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Use loft with the centerline option to use

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a selected center path to control the shape.

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In this example, the loft creates a new body.

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Use loft with rail guides to use one or more paths to control the shape.

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Use loft with a cut operation to remove material from a body.