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Is this modeling possible in Inventor?
If modeling is possible, please let me know how.
I tried to use the loft feature, but it keeps failing.
Please check the CAD file and Inventor file.
Is this modeling possible in Inventor?
If modeling is possible, please let me know how.
I tried to use the loft feature, but it keeps failing.
Please check the CAD file and Inventor file.
Thank you for answer. As you told me, the loft proceeded, but it is divided into multiple sides, not one side. Can't it go on in one aspect? If possible, I wish there was a video for reference. Thank you.
Thank you for answer. As you told me, the loft proceeded, but it is divided into multiple sides, not one side. Can't it go on in one aspect? If possible, I wish there was a video for reference. Thank you.
The top profile (Sketch3) is not a smooth circle or ellipse, but is made up of hundreds of small line segments (Inventor reports 2206 dimensions needed!!). Therefore, the exterior of the lofted solid is made up of hundreds of facets. Edit Sketch3 and create a smooth curve, elliptical or even spline if necessary, to match that segmented curve. Then loft using that curve.
I see, also, that none of the sketches are tied to the origin. This is basic to good modeling practice. I recommend that you use the existing file for measurements, then start with a new file to create a proper model.
Sam B
Inventor Pro 2021.2 | Windows 10 Home 2004
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The top profile (Sketch3) is not a smooth circle or ellipse, but is made up of hundreds of small line segments (Inventor reports 2206 dimensions needed!!). Therefore, the exterior of the lofted solid is made up of hundreds of facets. Edit Sketch3 and create a smooth curve, elliptical or even spline if necessary, to match that segmented curve. Then loft using that curve.
I see, also, that none of the sketches are tied to the origin. This is basic to good modeling practice. I recommend that you use the existing file for measurements, then start with a new file to create a proper model.
Sam B
Inventor Pro 2021.2 | Windows 10 Home 2004
LinkedIn
Here is the loft created from a new template. Very simple, assuming that the top is an ellipse and the measurements in your file are reasonably accurate.
Sam B
Inventor Pro 2021.2 | Windows 10 Home 2004
LinkedIn
Here is the loft created from a new template. Very simple, assuming that the top is an ellipse and the measurements in your file are reasonably accurate.
Sam B
Inventor Pro 2021.2 | Windows 10 Home 2004
LinkedIn
Hi! The tiny faces created by Loft is because of the profile at the top. It looks like projecting from a mesh or dxf. You need to create an ellipse to replace it. The tiny line segments don't make sense.
Many thanks!
Johnson Shiue (johnson.shiue@autodesk.com)
Software Test Engineer
Hi! The tiny faces created by Loft is because of the profile at the top. It looks like projecting from a mesh or dxf. You need to create an ellipse to replace it. The tiny line segments don't make sense.
Many thanks!
Johnson Shiue (johnson.shiue@autodesk.com)
Software Test Engineer
Hello Thanks to your help, the process is getting easier. However, if I try to proceed with the loft by drawing a rail, it fails, and even if I try to proceed through the patch, it fails. How do I get the toilet seat shape? Any help would be appreciated.
Hello Thanks to your help, the process is getting easier. However, if I try to proceed with the loft by drawing a rail, it fails, and even if I try to proceed through the patch, it fails. How do I get the toilet seat shape? Any help would be appreciated.
Accepted solution
There are too many lines in the sketches for the loft.
Delete them or set them to construction lines. See file (2021 IPT).
Walter Holzwarth
There are too many lines in the sketches for the loft.
Delete them or set them to construction lines. See file (2021 IPT).
Walter Holzwarth
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