loft not working

loft not working

Anonymous
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loft not working

Anonymous
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I'm new to Fusion and I'm trying to get loft working. I've got two simple shapes but loft doesn't work and gives an error. 

Any help would be appreciated. Here's the link:

https://a360.co/3iTAniL

 

Thank you for your help

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g-andresen
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Hi,

file is empty > please try again

 

günther

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davebYYPCU
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A360 does not display sketches, did you download anyway?

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TrippyLighting
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@davebYYPCU it does not show a download link on my end. AFAIK, users of the free version cannot make their designs available for download using the link.


EESignature

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TheCADWhisperer
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@Anonymous wrote:

I'm new to Fusion...


Can you File>Export your *.f3d file to your local drive and then Attach it here to a Reply?

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Anonymous
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THis is my first attempt so I've probably made lots of errors. 

I've trying to make a loft between the two sketches. It's a bike seat cowl. 

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jeff_strater
Community Manager
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You don't have quite enough information here for Loft.  I added a sketch, and a rail curve to help guide the surface:

Screen Shot 2021-07-28 at 6.10.28 PM.png

 

That allows the loft to succeed:

Screen Shot 2021-07-28 at 6.10.39 PM.png

 

The edges on the side are because you have some non-tangent lines in sketch1:

Screen Shot 2021-07-28 at 6.10.56 PM.png

 

So, Loft needs to create these non-tangent edges.  I would re-do sketch1 with a single spline.

 

Finally, if this is symmetric, I would sketch/loft only half of it, and then mirror the body.


Jeff Strater
Engineering Director
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davebYYPCU
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Blue lines and white dots are not recommended.

Dimensions are recommended.

 

Due to the hour glass necking, the geometry as it is - prime for self intersecting.

At a side view rail will get a shape, you need to adjust for the purpose....

 

natrts.PNG

 

Cleaner results will come with better preparation.

 

Might help.....

 

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Anonymous
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Thank you so much for all your help. Much appreciated and I've learned lots here. 

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