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9 Click OK.
The sweep feature is created.
Loft Features
Use the Loft tool on the Part Features panel bar to blend or transition between
the shapes of two or more profiles (called sections) on work planes or part
faces. You can create a simple loft, a loft with rails (path), or a centerline loft.
You can also select a point for one or both end sections of an open loft.
To use an existing face as the beginning or end of a loft, create a sketch on
the face so the edges of the face are selectable for the loft. If using the loop of
a planar or non planar face, select it directly without creating a sketch on the
face.
Workflow overview: Create a loft or loft with rails feature
1 Sketch profiles on separate planes to represent cross sections of the loft
feature.
2
Click the Loft tool to display the Loft dialog box.
3 On the Curves tab, in Output, click solid or surface.
4 Click in Sections and then click the profiles to loft in the sequence you
want the shapes to blend. If you select multiple profiles on any plane,
they must intersect.
NOTE If there is more than one loop in a sketch, first select the sketch, and
then select the curve or loop.
5 Optionally, click the Rails button to designate guide paths, and then click
to add 2D or 3D curves for shape control. Sections (profiles) must intersect
rails (guide paths). This option is not available when rail curves are
specified.
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