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Creates sheet metal part with lofted bends and flanges from two non-coplanar curves.
Accessing the Command
command bar: smloft
menu bar: Sheet Metal | Create Sheet Metal Loft
toolbar: Sheet Metal | Create Sheet Metal Loft
ribbon: Sheet Metal | Create | Create Sheet Metal Loft
: SmLoft
Prompts you in the command bar:
Select two cross sections: (Select two, non coplanar open or closed 2D entities.)
Set [fillets Radius/Thickness/Single bend/Flanges with bends] <Flanges with bends>: (Press Enter or choose an option.)
Set [fillets Radius/Thickness/Single bend/Flanges with bends/thicken Inside/Both sides/thicken Outside] <thicken Inside>: (Press Enter or choose an option.)
Hit the CTRL key to adjust the alignment: Outside, Both Sides or Inside
Command Options
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Option |
Description |
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Fillets Radius |
Sets radius of fillets which will be created on straight lines connection. Prompts you: Select fillets radius <auto>: - (Do one of the following:)
Automatically calculated radius (left); user defined radius (right) |
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Thickness |
Sets model thickness. Prompts you: Select thickness <2.000000>: - (Type a value or press enter to accept the default value.) |
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Single Bend |
Creates only lofted bend feature without any flanges.
Single lofted bend and its unfolded view. |
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Flanges with Bends |
Creates a flange feature for each straight segment of the selected 2D entities or a lofted bend feature for curved segments.
Lofted bend with flanges and its unfolded view. |
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From left to right: thickening outside, both sides an inside. |
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Inside |
Thickening direction is selected that way that 3D part is inside the selected 2D entities. |
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Both Sides |
Thickens at both sides of the selected 2D entities. |
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Outside |
Thickening direction is selected that way that 3D part is outside the selected 2D entities. |
Related Commands
SmConvert - automatically recognizes flanges, bends and lofted bends in a 3D solid.
SmExtrude - creates sheet metal part from a planar polyline by extruding it orthogonally to the plane of the polyline.
SmFlangeBase - creates a base (initial) flange of a sheet metal part from a closed 2D entity.
SmFlangeEdge - creates one or more flanges to a sheet metal part by pulling one or more edges of an existing flange.
