Lofting and rail error.
Yes it can be done,
Loft rail errors come from white dots in sketches, that are undefined.
Might help....
Maybe something like the Attached (you should ALWAYS attach your actual file here)?
Keep Design for Manufacturability in mind when designing.
Loft is expensive, Revolve is cheap.
If you need Loft, you need Loft, just keep in mind that increases cost.
I didn't save my file, however the horizontal box fillet, makes the loft hard enough, but also leaves a crease on the red lines, due to the sharp corner change of direction.
Whisperer's simpler version has no crease, in these areas.
Might help....
@Matt1G wrote:
Yes, I understand your solution and I got it to work your way but can I also do it in the way I was trying originally with the loft function and just lofting it along the top edges and to the bottom of the circle? Thanks for the help.
Yes, you probably can, but that doesn't make it a good idea. The quality of the surface will be terrible and difficult to manufacture with traditional (CAM) methods.
Even of you 3D print it and surface complexity is mostly free, you will likely see undesirable surface artifacts because, again, the surface will be terrible.
I'll go into a bit more detail.
In some cases a Loft will create primitive planar, cylindrical, or conical faces - but in most cases Loft is more of "freeform" tool. Think art sculpture. It takes a particular skill to create aesthetically pleasing art sculpture. Most people do not have that skill. And those that do have often spent years developing that skill. Those that don't create rubbish when attempting to create sculpture. (It might look sort of good from a distance, but when you get up closer you see the flaws.) Think of an autobody paint job where the bondo edges show through the paint. Bottom line - get 6mths to 6yrs experience under your belt before attempting Loft.
If you are observant - you should notice that these corners in my "solution" are completely different your setup...
My "solution" droops down here (that is a artsy term). Ahhh, where are the emojis...
@TheCADWhisperer wrote:
Think art sculpture. It takes a particular skill to create aesthetically pleasing art sculpture. Most people do not have that skill. And those that do have often spent years developing that skill. Those that don't create rubbish when attempting to create sculpture.
Yep, all the while creating a lot of rubbish in the process of tying to get there 😉
