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How to loft this shape into circle?

Metro
Metro Member Posts: 17 ✭✭
in Community Support
Hello, I've been trying to loft a mushroom-like profile into a circle so that it creates a funnel.
However, I keep getting an error and it won't loft
How do get this to work?
Thank you for any help.
-M



Answers

  • S1mon
    S1mon Member Posts: 4,510 PRO
    If you split the circle into 6 pieces (to match the number of edges in the mushroom) you'll have much better luck and control over the loft.

    Here's a simple example:



    By making the points symmetric, I can easily drag them around with "final" selected in order to dial in the shape.

    Simon Gatrall | Product Development, Engineering, Design, Onshape | Ex- IDEO, PCH, Unagi, Carbon | LinkedIn

  • Metro
    Metro Member Posts: 17 ✭✭
    edited July 2023
    Thanks Simon,
    I've added six points and mirrored them but I'm still having the same result. What do you mean by "'final' selected"?



  • glen_dewsbury
    glen_dewsbury Member Posts: 1,374 PRO
    @Metro
    Did you just draw points on the circle?
    You'll have to divide the circle into segments or use match connections in the loft.

  • Metro
    Metro Member Posts: 17 ✭✭
    @glen_dewsbury
    Yes i did just drw the points so I divided the circle into segments using split.
    I also tried match connections but the results are the same. Theres always a conection that's flipped over.


  • glen_dewsbury
    glen_dewsbury Member Posts: 1,374 PRO
    @Metro
    Try the match connections. You will need to actually select the matching points.
    There is a video in the help file that gives a good demonstration for how to.
    https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/loft.htm?cshid=loft


  • S1mon
    S1mon Member Posts: 4,510 PRO
    If you use the split command in the circle sketch, you won’t need to match connections.

    Simon Gatrall | Product Development, Engineering, Design, Onshape | Ex- IDEO, PCH, Unagi, Carbon | LinkedIn

  • Metro
    Metro Member Posts: 17 ✭✭
    edited July 2023
    @S1mon
    I used the split tool and the result was the same. 
    Is the split command sme as the split tool?
  • Metro
    Metro Member Posts: 17 ✭✭
    @glen_dewsbury
    Thanks Glen Iit worked!
    cheers.
  • glen_dewsbury
    glen_dewsbury Member Posts: 1,374 PRO
    The split is different when sketching or editing a solid.
    On the left are points on a circle and on the right the circle is split like S1mon is taking about in a sketch. Both work. So which ever is your preference.
    Split in solid mode splits a 'part' not a sketch entity. Different tools with different results. See attached example.

    https://cad.onshape.com/documents/010058c1b66b2494ff19266d/w/e817dc7d53797384b33c6169/e/2065a878b4c2205a92e53cbd
  • Metro
    Metro Member Posts: 17 ✭✭
    @glen_dewsbury
    Thanks. I used the split on the sketch..Thanks again for your help
    -M

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