Lost in loft maybe?

[Jim-Nolan]

I need to draw a horizontal brace between the two blocks that sits on the three vertical braces all at an angle or compound angle. The vertical braces were drawn using loft. This was my first guess for the horizontal one but I don't know where it sits on the vertical brace so it needs I think to be project somehow. well that's my best guess I have tried a number of ways but cannot get anything to select that makes sense. 

Any help at all appreciated.

[g-andresen]

Hi,

please show a picture and share the f3d file

günther

[TheCADWhisperer]

@Jim-Nolan 

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

[Jim-Nolan]

Sorry, I thought it had attached, file now here (I hope)

[johnsonshiue · Accepted solution]

Hi Jim,

I would design the vertical brackets as Sheet Metal parts by using Lofted Flange (within Flange). In this way, you will have planar faces to work with. The regular Loft creates spline faces, which are not how the brackets will be made except 3D printing.

This seemingly simple model can be challenging to make in Fusion Sheet Metal at the moment due to lack of certain Sheet Metal workflows. The attached model is how I would design one of the brackets. The key is to ensure the entire body is unfoldable and it is made of planar faces.

Many thanks!

[Jim-Nolan]

Thanks for the advice, Ill take another run at it.