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Loft failure when I use a third guide
john_kukovich
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Trying to run this loft with two connected profiles and two guides. To get a better shape, I added a third guide and I get this failure. All corners and curve ends are coincidented. Any suiggestions?
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Matt_Shields
Member, Onshape Employees Posts: 565 
Two tips:
1. Create a surface first, then enclose.
2. Use the curves you're using for guides as profiles and vice versa.
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rick_randall
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@john_kukovich - Your situation is where the "pierce " command really shines, I prefer it over coincident, for most guide curve uses - it just feels more robust when connecting profiles in 3D space.
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It would help if you made the document public and shared the link here.
Thank you Matt, I forgot to link the model. I tried again by simplifying my guide curves, but still can't seem to get it to work.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/ded610b37b912937883ff55e/w/f10e9a5811b29867546d7be7/e/c2886052a2cd2b621e9dcd1e
Pretty sure your coincident on the middle curve is incorrect.
Thank you! That fixed that new issue, now back to the original issue in my first images. That one corner still giving me trouble.
Two tips:
1. Create a surface first, then enclose.
2. Use the curves you're using for guides as profiles and vice versa.
@john_kukovich - Your situation is where the "pierce " command really shines, I prefer it over coincident, for most guide curve uses - it just feels more robust when connecting profiles in 3D space.
Thank you all for your help! A combination of these made it work.