SmLoft

Sheet Metal Sheet Metal Sheet Metal

Creates sheet metal part with lofted bends and flanges from two non-coplanar curves.

Accessing the Command

command bar: smloft

menu bar: Sheet Metal | Create Sheet Metal Loft

toolbar: Sheet Metal |

ribbon: Sheet Metal | Create | Lofted Bend

: smloft

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select two cross sections: (Select two, non coplanar open or closed 2D entities.)

Set fillets Radius/Thickness/Single bend/<Flanges with bends>: (Press Enter or choose an option.)

Set fillets Radius/Thickness/Single bend/Flanges with bends or thicken Outside/Both sides/<Inside>: (Press Enter or choose an option.)

Hit the Ctrl-key to adjust the alignment: Outside, Both Sides or Inside

Command Options

Option	Description
Set Fillets Radius	Sets radius of fillets which will be created on straight lines connection. Prompts you: Select fillets radius <auto>: Do one of the following: Type a value for the fillet radius. Press Enter to automatically calculate the minimal value for the fillet radius, which allows to create the model with the current thickness. Automatically calculated radius (left); user defined radius (right)
Thickness	Sets model thickness. Prompts you: Select thickness <2.000000>: Type a value or press enter to accept the default value.
Single Bend	Creates only lofted bend feature without any flanges. Single lofted bend and its unfolded view.
Flanges with Bends	Creates a flange feature for each straight segment of the selected 2D entities or a lofted bend feature for curved segments. Lofted bend with flanges and its unfolded view.
	From left to right: thickening outside, both sides an inside.
Inside	Thickens at the outside of the selected 2D entities.
Both Sides	Thickens at both sides of the selected 2D entities.
Outside	Thickens at the inside of the selected 2D entities.

Related Commands

SmFlangeBase - creates a base (initial) flange of a sheet metal part from a closed 2D entity.