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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.

Original Volume

Webcuts created from sweeping surfaces (not recommended)

Webcuts using loft command (recommended)

Suggested webcuts

Webcut Command

CUBIT> webcut body 2 loop curve 6

CUBIT> webcut body 2 sheet extended from surface 1

CUBIT> create surface from surface 10
CUBIT> create surface from surface 4
CUBIT> create body loft surface 19 20

CUBIT> webcut body 3 tool body 7
CUBIT> delete body 5 6 7

CUBIT> webcut body 2 3 plane yplane
CUBIT> imprint all
CUBIT> merge all
CUBIT> volume all size 0.15
CUBIT> mesh volume all

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