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To create a NURBS surface by lofting
1 Click Surface tab ➤ Create panel ➤ NURBS Creation.
2 Click Surface tab ➤ Create panel ➤ Loft.
3 In the drawing area, select cross-section profiles and press Enter. (Select
them in the order in which you want the new 3D object to pass through
the cross sections.)
After the loft operation, the original objects are deleted or retained, depending
on the setting of the DELOBJ system variable.
To create a solid by lofting through a set of cross-section profiles
1 Click Solid tab ➤ Create panel ➤ Loft.
2 In the drawing area, select cross-section profiles and press Enter. (Select
them in the order in which you want the new 3D object to pass through
the cross sections.)
3 Do one of the following:
■ Use cross-section profiles only. Press Enter again or enter c (Cross
sections only).
In the Loft Settings dialog box, modify the options to control the
shape of the new object. Click the Preview Changes box to preview
the changes as you make them.
Click OK when finished.
■ Follow guide curves. Enter g (Guide curves). Select the guide curves
and press Enter.
■ Follow a path. Enter p (Path). Select a path and press Enter.
After the loft operation, the original objects are deleted or retained, depending
on the setting of the DELOBJ system variable.
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