Multiple Lofts

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TheMarkster
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Re: Multiple Lofts

Post by TheMarkster »

I don't think a linear pattern works because the distances from one inlet to the next are not uniform on the original "Pad" object, presumably imported as a step file. Measurements are doing using the points on the circles: 43.176514, 48.261280, 43.223248.
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You can simply attach some of the sketches to the face the shapebinder to get them on that face, and then do the additive lofts. But first you need to pad the shapebinder in reverse so that all the lofts are connected to form a single contiguous shape. If they connect together in later steps you can go back and delete Pad001. Or you could do as pappy has done: drag the "Pad" object into the body as a BaseFeature, which can also later be deleted if the lofts eventually connect.
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Another issue is the inner wires of the sketches on the face of the "Pad" object are not exactly aligned. See the image below:
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You could fix this by using links to external geometry in the sketches and constraining the edges to precisely align. Could also make a copy of the face in part workbench part menu -> create a copy -> copy shape element and in draft workbench use draft to sketch to make sketch out of that face. Delete the bits you don't need from that sketch. Wet, lather, rinse, repeat.
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