Loft problems

[Anonymous]

HI,

can someone please help? I seem to be having a issue with the loft feature for my canoe school project. all is fine until I try to add rails in the loft feature? I would like loft and rail the ipt. and then mirror it to make the while canoe.. any advice would be great!

[TheCADWhisperer]

No *.ipt file Attached?

[Anonymous]

hi there,

I have attached the full ipt for you to have a look over...

thanks for taking the time to help out!

[IgorMir · Accepted solution]

Hi Wil,

You have to create a loft between the deck line and the keel line. Select them both for lofting. And the midship rib line is a Rail. Here is a file in IV2018 format.

Cheers,

Igor.

P..S. Unconstrained sketches are a big No-No in any parametric modeller, let alone the Inventor. Make sure the sketches in your design are always fully defined.

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! When Loft does not work for you, you may want to try Boundary Patch. Usually, you will get better result than Loft when Loft fails.

Many thanks!

[Anonymous]

hi Igor,

I have inventor 2016 so I seem unable to open your attachment.. thanks for taking the time to help out though!