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Loft did not generate properly: Current selections would create a self-intersecting body
daniel_jung
Member Posts: 4 ✭
Hello,
Long time user, first time posting. First off thanks to this community, this forum has helped answer a lot of questions over the years!
I'm trying to loft between two profiles. I have guide curves that (I believe) intersect the profiles and are not tangent to the profiles. I've also tried adding connection points (as I've seen that tip on here), but no bueno. Can someone help me understand why this loft isn't working?
Other things I've tried:
- The loft works if I remove Curve 12 from the guides selection. So I tried recreating Curve 12 (instead of projecting a sketch onto the surface, I made it a 3D Fit Spline). Nope
- I can sweep one of the profiles along Curve 12. This makes me feel like the curves and profiles are 'fine'.
Thanks!
Dan
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S1mon
Member Posts: 3,728 PRO
The error is that the loft is "self-intersecting". In this case, I assume it's because the fillet which blends into the hood goes to a knife edge, something is happening when it tries to loft as a solid. I can loft as a surface without the edge that touches the hood.
I would recommend lofting the basic trapezoidal shape around the corner and add the fillets to the hood surface afterwards.
Simon Gatrall | Product Development Specialist | Open For Work
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The error is that the loft is "self-intersecting". In this case, I assume it's because the fillet which blends into the hood goes to a knife edge, something is happening when it tries to loft as a solid. I can loft as a surface without the edge that touches the hood.
I would recommend lofting the basic trapezoidal shape around the corner and add the fillets to the hood surface afterwards.
Simon Gatrall | Product Development Specialist | Open For Work
Thank you, S1mon! That solved the issue. Removing the filet from the loft also simplified the feature tree.
Cheers