Example 4. Using the Loft command
In the next example, the loft command significantly decreases the number of required webcuts. This model also demonstrates using 2 separate sweep paths (top-to-bottom and rotational) on adjacent volumes. |
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Original Volume |
Webcuts created from sweeping surfaces (not recommended) |
Webcuts using loft command (recommended) |
Suggested webcuts
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CUBIT> webcut body 2 loop curve 6 |
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CUBIT> webcut body 2 sheet extended from surface 1 |
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CUBIT> create surface from surface 10 |
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CUBIT> webcut body 3 tool body 7 |
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CUBIT> webcut body 2 3 plane yplane |
Final mesh
The final webcut model consists of a central shaft which can be swept top to bottom, and a surrounding casing which can be swept around. This is possible because the shared surface is a linking surface for both types of sweeps. The final mesh is created with a size of 0.15
