"convert entities" in Fusion 360

[Anonymous]

Is there a way to make a sketch on the edge of a flat surface? In solidworks theres a command called "convert entities" thats does what I'm trying to do. I can make a sketch on the plane or make a small offset from the edges but for some reason I can't use it in a loft. any advice?

[Phil.E]

I'm no Solidworks expert, but it looks like Convert Entities is a lot like Sketch > Project/Include. Have you tried that?

If you could create a video using Autodesk Screencast and post it here that would help to see your problem.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

I'm just tring to loft the rounded rectangle to the inner part of the flat surface. Projecting seems to work if I want to use the outside edge, but not to ofset.

[Phil.E · Accepted solution]

There is a problem with the offset edges that came from the Sculpt body. I'm investigating. They do not have endpoints and thus cannot connect together to make a good target for Loft.

However, there is a fairly simple workaround. In this video I use the Patch environment to create the offset, do a Patch loft to this offset, then finish by capping, stitching, and using Combine to subtract the resulting body. There was a face shard left over so I used Select Other and Delete to remove it. (watch closely, I pick the inner side of the shard).