Lofting help

[barkster]

I am trying to create a mat that is shaped similar to a sole of shoe, I am trying to make it flatter on one end and curved at the other end.  I don't do much work like this but I've jacked around with this and can't figure out a way to make it the shape i'm looking for.  I'm probably over complicating this.  Any help would be appreciated.  Here is the screen shot of the profile I'm after along with the file.

[aliobidi]

Hi , 

something like this ? 

your file below 

[aliobidi]

or maybe this 

[barkster]

no I want it to follow the shape down the middle

[TrippyLighting]

There are important constraints and dimensions missing in your base sketch. Before moving to advanced topics such as lofting I would recommend you get the very basics straight!

[aliobidi · Accepted solution]

added some sketch for rails 

[barkster]

Yeah that's what I'm after can you show me what I was missing. Thanks

[barkster]

thanks you don't have to constrain to make a model, you are assuming things.  Please don't respond to my requests, they are never helpful.  Thanks

[aliobidi]

your file below 
see the timeline and ask me if you have any question 

[barkster]

I appreciate the help.  

[TrippyLighting]

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@barkster wrote:

thanks you don't have to constrain to make a model, you are assuming things.  Please don't respond to my requests, they are never helpful.  Thanks

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I believe you are pretty alone in your assessment that my replies are never helpful. They might sometimes be inconvenient ...

Garbage in, garbage out. If you don't properly constrain sketches you'll get into all sorts of trouble with your models.

Missing tangency constraint will at some point in time hider progress, particularly with lifts.

If you don't want to learn and slap stuff together sloppily I am OK with that, but the question is not if stuff breaks, the question is only when!

[barkster]

The last time you responded to a question on mine you were zero help, did exact same thing again. You critique the person and don't provide any help.  Why are you wasting your time? This post was created because I was just trying to figure out the how to create a shape, not how to constrain a sketch. You assume people don't know what they are doing. The other person provided help, you didn't. I asked nicely for you to not reply to my posts.  Thanks

[TrippyLighting]

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@barkster wrote:

... You critique the person and don't provide any help. ...

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Telling you that the sketches in your design need to be properly constrained is not personal, and that is exactly the help you need!

You are correct that I could and perhaps should have created the loft you are looing for.

I can create a screencast later and show you how that is created.

Perhaps than you see why constraining is so important!