Any ideas how to finish this surface loft?

[BaronVonCuppenstein]

Hey guys,

I'm new to surfacing, most of my solidworks experience has been in structural tubing and sheet metal. I'm trying o make a complex surface. I started by tracing out two pictures to use as guide curves and then used splines to create staggered ribs. I managed to get it almost the way I want it but I can't get one end to follow the guide curves and cap properly. I attached the file. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions? I'd appreciate any help on this

 

[ctopher]

You need the Jellybean add-on. ;-)

It looks like it doesn't like the sketch shapes to close that end. Try adjusting the sketches, or add more sketches.

Chris
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[rstupplebeen]

You need to break up your splines in the 2nd direction for the first loft. I would also use a boundary surface instead of a loft. One you have the splines broken up it should be easier to cap the ends with boundary surfaces or fills. I hope this helps.

Rob Stupplebeen

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