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Loft Cage dialog box

Sections

Select Face Edges or Polyline

Lets you select cage edges or a polyline to be lofted.

Reverse Direction

Lets you reverse the direction of a selected section.

Add New Set

Lets you add the cage edges or polylines for the next section.

List

Lists all the sections selected in order of creation. You can also delete any sections you do not need.

Segmentation

Specifies how many segments you want between the selected sections.

Settings

Closed

Minimum of three sections required.

Closes the first and last sections.

Sew Selected Open Edges

Sews any open edges of the new cage to the adjacent faces.

Continuity

Lets you switch continuity between Smooth and Sharp.

  • Smooth sets the continuity to C2 continuous and also sets weight to 0%.

  • Sharp sets the continuity to C0 continuous and also sets weight to 100%.


How do I

  • Loft cage polylines to produce the initial shape of a surface

Learn more

  • Loft Cage

Loft Cage dialog box, NX 2212 Series © 2023 Siemens

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