Sweep to a point

One of the most important operations in modeling advanced shapes is Lofted. An important advantage of the operation is the ability to extrude walls/sketches to point/vertex. This way you can create a perfectly sharp shape.

Such “piramidki” can very often be seen in glass cosmetic bottles or candles. Another common use is as an anti-slip structure in weapons or other handles. Of course, they may not be perfectly sharp, what is a consequence of e.g. milling mold – then we add rounding. But if you need a sharp tip, SOLIDWORKS to umożliwia.

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If you use this method with start or end conditions – remember about order. Well, so that you can set a condition Touch to the wall – it must be indicated in the conditions initial.

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Also read:

Proper preparation of the Loft feature

Close the loft and close the surface

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