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loft question - intersect guide curves with plane

loft question - intersect guide curves with plane

loft question - intersect guide curves with plane

(OP)
Got a problem:  I am lofting a nose cone, which has a non-circular cross section.  I have 4 guide curves, and I need to make an additional cross section between the base and the tip.  But when I try to create points by intersecting an intermediate plane with the guide curves, I get a message:  "failed to create reference point"

I need to intersect these guide curves to create the cross section.  What am I missing here?

Thanks in advance,
boffin5

RE: loft question - intersect guide curves with plane

Make your plane, and just start sketching your cross-section right there.  You can use "pierce" constraint to constrain a point to where the guide curves intersect the sketch plane.

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RE: loft question - intersect guide curves with plane

(OP)
Thank you, Tick; it worked great!

Another question:  I know how to move a body (surface) with the move/copy tool, but is there a way to do the same thing with curves?  There has to be!

boffin5

RE: loft question - intersect guide curves with plane

Remove the constraint(s) which are holding the curve in place, then you will be able to drag the end points and centrepoint.

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