Sharp edges when using "lofted cutout"

[phudge]

Is there a way to choose to have sharp edges on some of the edges when using the lofted protrusion/cutout instead of them all being rounded into eachother?

Cheers

 

[donyoung]

I'm not sure what you mean, I get thoses edges I've defined
within the sketches. A sample would be helpful

dy

 

[phudge]

Hi Don, thanks for the reply heres an example, on the left side is what happens and on the left side is what iv drawn on representing what i want to happen,

cheers

(basically instead of curving between the cross sections use straight lines instead, but i also want to be able to curve between cross section 1 and 2 but have it straight along 2 and 3)

 

[Gemnoc]

I believe that by definition, the loft feature blends the transition between cross-sections.

For what you want to accomplish, I think you should make 2 loft features, one for the cross section 1 and 2 (I think you'll get straight edges along the transition), then a second for cross section 2 to 3. For the latter you will need to add a guide curve to get the radius instead of the straight path.

 

[Gemnoc]

Oh and if you were wondering, I'm pretty sure the guide curve need its elements to be tangent to each other. So making a guide curve out of two lines at an angle from cross section 1 to 2 then 3 wouldn't work.

I'm sure Don or someone else can confirm.