Lofting A loft blends multiple profiles with varying shapes on separate planes to create complex shapes.

Lofting Lofting creates a solid by connecting two sketches on different planes. The loft shown here was created from a rectangle on one plane and a circle on a second plane. The two planes are offset from each other.

When to Loft When extruding shapes with transitional shapes. When creating parts with blended surfaces. When transitioning between two existing surfaces that have different cross sections.

Lofting The rectangle and circle are on different planes offset from each other. The circle is lofted to the rectangle to form the hood shape.

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