modeling-app/docs/kcl/loft.md

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title	excerpt	layout
loft	Create a 3D surface or solid by interpolating between two or more sketches.	manual

Create a 3D surface or solid by interpolating between two or more sketches.

The sketches need to closed and on the same plane.

loft(
  sketches: [Sketch],
  vDegree: NonZeroU32,
  bezApproximateRational: bool,
  baseCurveIndex?: integer,
  tolerance?: number,
  tagStart?: TagDeclarator,
  tagEnd?: TagDeclarator,
): Solid

Arguments

Name	Type	Description	Required
sketches	[Sketch]	Which sketches to loft. Must include at least 2 sketches.	Yes
vDegree	NonZeroU32	Degree of the interpolation. Must be greater than zero. For example, use 2 for quadratic, or 3 for cubic interpolation in the V direction. This defaults to 2, if not specified.	Yes
bezApproximateRational	bool	Attempt to approximate rational curves (such as arcs) using a bezier. This will remove banding around interpolations between arcs and non-arcs. It may produce errors in other scenarios Over time, this field won't be necessary.	Yes
baseCurveIndex	integer	This can be set to override the automatically determined topological base curve, which is usually the first section encountered.	No
tolerance	number	Tolerance for the loft operation.	No
tagStart	TagDeclarator	A named tag for the face at the start of the loft, i.e. the original sketch	No
tagEnd	TagDeclarator	A named tag for the face at the end of the loft, i.e. the last sketch	No

Returns

Solid

Examples

// Loft a square and a triangle.
squareSketch = startSketchOn(XY)
  |> startProfileAt([-100, 200], %)
  |> line(end = [200, 0])
  |> line(end = [0, -200])
  |> line(end = [-200, 0])
  |> line(endAbsolute = [profileStartX(%), profileStartY(%)])
  |> close()

triangleSketch = startSketchOn(offsetPlane(XY, offset = 75))
  |> startProfileAt([0, 125], %)
  |> line(end = [-15, -30])
  |> line(end = [30, 0])
  |> line(endAbsolute = [profileStartX(%), profileStartY(%)])
  |> close()

loft([squareSketch, triangleSketch])

// Loft a square, a circle, and another circle.
squareSketch = startSketchOn(XY)
  |> startProfileAt([-100, 200], %)
  |> line(end = [200, 0])
  |> line(end = [0, -200])
  |> line(end = [-200, 0])
  |> line(endAbsolute = [profileStartX(%), profileStartY(%)])
  |> close()

circleSketch0 = startSketchOn(offsetPlane(XY, offset = 75))
  |> circle(center = [0, 100], radius = 50)

circleSketch1 = startSketchOn(offsetPlane(XY, offset = 150))
  |> circle(center = [0, 100], radius = 20)

loft([
  squareSketch,
  circleSketch0,
  circleSketch1
])

// Loft a square, a circle, and another circle with options.
squareSketch = startSketchOn(XY)
  |> startProfileAt([-100, 200], %)
  |> line(end = [200, 0])
  |> line(end = [0, -200])
  |> line(end = [-200, 0])
  |> line(endAbsolute = [profileStartX(%), profileStartY(%)])
  |> close()

circleSketch0 = startSketchOn(offsetPlane(XY, offset = 75))
  |> circle(center = [0, 100], radius = 50)

circleSketch1 = startSketchOn(offsetPlane(XY, offset = 150))
  |> circle(center = [0, 100], radius = 20)

loft(
  [
    squareSketch,
    circleSketch0,
    circleSketch1
  ],
  baseCurveIndex = 0,
  bezApproximateRational = false,
  tolerance = 0.000001,
  vDegree = 2,
)