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How to get Lofted columns to face same direction
keenan_pinto
Member Posts: 4 ✭
Hello, I am trying to figure out how to get the faces of my loft to all face the same direction. I have four (4) beams total, and have three (3) of them in the correct orientation. The one loft that is giving me trouble was created in the same exact order as the other three, and the sketches for each profile were all created the same way. I've tried changing the loft order, redoing all of the sketches, and am still facing the same issue. Does anyone have any idea on how to correct this?
See the screenshots below for context:
the three lofts highlighted in yellow have the correct orientation.
The single highlighted beam is the one with the incorrect orientation:
Comments
Is there a reason why you wouldn't loft one column and then do a circular pattern? This simplifies your workflow and guarantees that orientation is preserved for each column. You may need to loft the first column as a seperate part (New instead of Add in the Loft Feature), perform a circular pattern on the part and then combine all parts with a boolean.
The circular pattern solution worked, thank you very much for your help! It's been a while since I've worked with CAD and am new to Onshape so still trying to figure out the best ways to optimize my workflows. I appreciate the input!
agree with Jed's approach. much lighter. if the first loft would have this issue though, try playing with the 'connections' within the loft panel…