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   Hello,

At first.. My english is not verry good...

I work with AutoCAD 2011 and works a lot with 3D.

But now with 2011 when I try to loft, he makes a surface.

Now you can choose in loft between solid and a surface... And even when I choose for solid he wil make a surface...

Does somebody know what I do wrong or what I have to do to make a solid...

Thanks in advance.

Greetz,
Rikky

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Rikky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 30.Jul.2010 Using: 2004 2006 2007 2009 Status: Offline Points: 56	Topic: 2011 loft problem Posted: 07.Jan.2011 at 16:38
	Hello, At first.. My english is not verry good... I work with AutoCAD 2011 and works a lot with 3D. But now with 2011 when I try to loft, he makes a surface. Now you can choose in loft between solid and a surface... And even when I choose for solid he wil make a surface... Does somebody know what I do wrong or what I have to do to make a solid... Thanks in advance. Greetz, Rikky
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HAWDesigner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04.Aug.2008 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD R14, AutoCAD 2009, AutoCAD 2010 Status: Offline Points: 310	Posted: 07.Jan.2011 at 16:51
	Hi Rikky. I will try to explain this with your lack of English Skills in mind. You know that `LOFT` requires minimum 2 cross sections, correct? And you know what it means to have "Open" and "Closed" cross sections, correct? IF any one cross section is Open, the resulting `LOFT` will be a Surface. IF ALL cross sections are Closed, the resulting `LOFT` will be a Solid. Does this help? Edited by HAWDesigner - 07.Jan.2011 at 17:12
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HAWDesigner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04.Aug.2008 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD R14, AutoCAD 2009, AutoCAD 2010 Status: Offline Points: 310	Posted: 07.Jan.2011 at 17:26
	Also Rikky, please see this: http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-2011/Problem-with-lofting-in-2011/m-p/2733093#M4477 Note the attachment at the bottom of the post.
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Rikky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 30.Jul.2010 Using: 2004 2006 2007 2009 Status: Offline Points: 56	Posted: 10.Jan.2011 at 13:15
	The cross section is close... And at the last isnt my problem becease when I instal AutoCAD 2011 I could work LOFT and he make a perfecly soid... But now a couple of weeks later he cant make a solid...
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HAWDesigner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04.Aug.2008 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD R14, AutoCAD 2009, AutoCAD 2010 Status: Offline Points: 310	Posted: 10.Jan.2011 at 15:47
	Ok, did you view the link I provided above? Did that help?
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Rikky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 30.Jul.2010 Using: 2004 2006 2007 2009 Status: Offline Points: 56	Posted: 11.Jan.2011 at 08:08
	I viewed the link yes... But what I don't understand is that I have to make first a surface and than a solid... Why is that I never did that before sow I am sure that some of the settings are wrong... And I try the thing what the link said but I not really understand it... Everybody Thank you verry mutch for helping hopaly it leads to a solution... Edited by Rikky - 11.Jan.2011 at 08:08
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HAWDesigner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04.Aug.2008 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD R14, AutoCAD 2009, AutoCAD 2010 Status: Offline Points: 310	Posted: 11.Jan.2011 at 15:44
	I understand your confusion. I was confused at first too. The poster "wengle" is incorrect. Follow the instruction of JDMather...and look at the image he posted. Good Luck!!
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Rikky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 30.Jul.2010 Using: 2004 2006 2007 2009 Status: Offline Points: 56	Posted: 12.Jan.2011 at 14:44
	I know about the new function but even if I make sure he is on solid, he wil make surface... my steps, View SW isometric. make a circle by pressing c enter. Than I make a region from this circle (it isnt nessesary but now I am sure he is closed) I copy the circle over the Z axle press loft mode is on solid... And still he make a surface (it doesnt make anny sence what for object it is...) _______________________________________ Command: c CIRCLE Specify center point for circle or [3P/2P/Ttr (tan tan radius)]: Specify radius of circle or [Diameter] <0.3967>: 1 Command: region Select objects: Specify opposite corner: 1 found Select objects: 1 loop extracted. 1 Region created. Command: Specify opposite corner: Command: Specify opposite corner: Command: co COPY 1 found Current settings: Copy mode = Multiple Specify base point or [Displacement/mOde] <Displacement>: Specify second point or <use first point as displacement>: 1.5 Specify second point or [Exit/Undo] <Exit>: Cancel Command: loft Current wire frame density: ISOLINES=4, Closed profiles creation mode = Solid Select cross sections in lofting order or [POint/Join multiple edges/MOde]: 1 found Select cross sections in lofting order or [POint/Join multiple edges/MOde]: 1 found, 2 total Select cross sections in lofting order or [POint/Join multiple edges/MOde]: 2 cross sections selected Enter an option [Guides/Path/Cross sections only/Settings/COntinuity/Bulge magnitude] <Cross sections only>: Command: Specify opposite corner: Command: _______________________________________________ so you can see... http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/4570/72512151.png">
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HAWDesigner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04.Aug.2008 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD R14, AutoCAD 2009, AutoCAD 2010 Status: Offline Points: 310	Posted: 12.Jan.2011 at 16:20
	I see. Ok, I followed your steps and produced a "3DSOLID". I also tried it with a Circle and with a Region and both were the same. That leads me to believe that it may be a lofting setting in your system that could be set incorrectly. Here are my lofting System Variable settings: LOFTANG1 = 90d LOFTANG2 = 90d LOFTMAG1 = 0.0000 LOFTMAG2 = 0.0000 LOFTNORMALS = 1 LOFTPARAM = 7 Maybe you can try setting yours to the same and trying again? Good Luck!!
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Rikky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 30.Jul.2010 Using: 2004 2006 2007 2009 Status: Offline Points: 56	Posted: 13.Jan.2011 at 15:40
	I acutaly checked them before I asked this question and they are the same haha. So it is a verry strange problem... Do you have more options? Again thank you terry verry mutch for helping! I appreciate it verry mutch!
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