Why do my lofts "twist?"
Why do my lofts "twist?"
(OP)
Please excuse me, I haven't had any training on lofts, just going by what I see in the help files.
I am attempting a very simple loft: to make a sort of conical section, a tube that is one diameter at one end, and a smaller diameter at the other.
But when I try to loft two sketches of circles, I get this:

I'm sure there's something simple I'm missing. What is it?
I am attempting a very simple loft: to make a sort of conical section, a tube that is one diameter at one end, and a smaller diameter at the other.
But when I try to loft two sketches of circles, I get this:

I'm sure there's something simple I'm missing. What is it?






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Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies
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RE: Why do my lofts "twist?"
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reality is no respecter of good intentions.
RE: Why do my lofts "twist?"
The discussion on control connectors in the help system didn't help because I couldn't find any or add any.
RE: Why do my lofts "twist?"
But as Theophilus had said it is best practice when creating lofts to have some type of guide curve to prevent twisting.
Best Regards,
Jon
Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
RE: Why do my lofts "twist?"
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RE: Why do my lofts "twist?"
You can control this easily in the sketch by using Tools, Sketch Tools, Split Entities. This will add extra endpoints which can then be defined with relations/dimensions for control.
For an example loft a circle and a square. Split the circle 4 times. After creating the loft, edit the circle sketch and move the points to see what happens to the loft.
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