Create an Area Loft

1. Click 3D Model tab Create panel Loft.
2. In the graphics window, select, in sequence, the sections you want to blend.
3. In the Curves tab of the Loft dialog box, click Area Loft and select a 2D or 3D curve as the centerline.

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How do you smooth edges in Autodesk Inventor?

2) Go to View – > Appearance -> Refine Appearance. It should look smoother after that. If you want to turn on auto refinement, you need to go to Tools -> App Options -> Display -> uncheck “Disable Auto Refinement.”

How do you curve a loft in Inventor?

Click 3D Model tab Create panel Loft. In the graphics window, select, in sequence, the sections you want to blend. In the Curves tab of the Loft dialog box, click Area Loft and select a 2D or 3D curve as the centerline. The centerline holds the loft shape between sections normal to the centerline.

How do you sweep in Inventor?

Create a Sweep Along a Path

1. Sketch a profile and path on intersecting planes.
2. Click 3D Model tab Create panel Sweep.
3. In the Sweep dialog box, click Profile and then select the profile to sweep.
4. With the Path selection tool, select a 2D sketch, 3D sketch, or edges of geometry.

What is sweep in CAD?

The 2D sub-object or object is swept along an open or closed path to create a 3D surface or solid using sweep command. The object enclosing the area is swept to create a 3D solid or surface, but an open-ended object is swept to create only a 3D surface.

How does loft work in Rhino?

The Loft command fits a surface through selected profile curves that define the surface shape. Select the curves in the order in which the surface should pass through them. Continue to adjust the seam points until they line with each other and the closed curves all have the same direction, and then press Enter.