Tutorial - Lofted Surface in AutoCAD?

Sudhir Gill

3 Feb, 2012 09:12 AM

Here is the Tutorial.

1. Step 1:

   Start AutoCAD.
   

   

2. Step 2:

   Choose Circle.
   

   

3. Step 3:

   Enter center of circle as 0,0,0 and radius be 20mm.
   

   

4. Step 4:

   Again draw a circle at center 0,0,20.
   

   

5. Step 5:

   Input the radius value be 40.
   

   

6. Step 6:

   Choose the front view from the navigation wheel.
   

   

7. Step 7:

   Now the front view of the drawing is shown. If necessary regenerate the model using regen command.
   

   

8. Step 8:

   Create two splines at the end points of the projected lines by the circles and a line along the y axis between the centers of the circles.
   

   

9. Step 9:

   Under surfaces tab choose loft.
   

   

10. Step 10:

    Select the upper circle.
    

    

11. Step 11:

    Now select the lower circle.
    

    

12. Step 12:

    Right click and Select enter or press enter.
    

    

13. Step 13:

    Now Select Guides. And select the first spline.
    

    

14. Step 14:

    Select the other spline also.
    

    

15. Step 15:

    Right click the drawing and select enter or just press enter key.
    

    

16. Step 16:

    Lofted surface is generated.
    

    

17. Step 17:

    Choose isometric view from the navigation wheel and change the shademode to Conceptual for a better view.