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EXERCISE 8 Lofting

Lofting creates a feature by making transitions between profiles. A loft can be a base,

boss, cut, or surface.

1. Create four (4) planes beginning from the “XY Front” plane and offset from

each other as shown. Plane 1 – 6.00” Plane 2 – 8.00” Plane 3 – 1.00”

2. Sketch 1 on the “XY Front” plane should look like this… use the Spline tool.

Objective: Create a boat hull by lofting multiple section profiles.

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3. Sketch 2 on “Plane 1” should look like this…

4. Sketch 3 on “Plane 2” should look like this…

5. Sketch 4 on “Plane 3” should point at the origin.

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7. Loft: Exit any sketches and select Loft.

8. Profiles: Select the four profiles in order from back to front of boat.

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9. Use the Mirror feature and select the flat side face as the plane to mirror from.

10. Select the hull as the feature and hit OK to apply.

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11. You are finished with the boat Hull.

12. (Optional) Now dress it up for the contest…