Lofted Cut in SolidWorks

Like loft which fills materials across profiles in different planes, lofted cut is used to remove material across profiles.

For starters let create a cylinder of 80mm in dia and 50 mm in length. You have to use extrude to create one and use Mid-plane option while extruding so that it will be extruded evenly on both sides.

 

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Select the front face of the cylinder and draw a circle of 10 mm in diameter and 30 mm away from the center vertically as shown.

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Select the front plane and draw another circle of 10mm in diameter and 30 mm horizontally from the origin.

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Now draw another circle on the other side of the cylinder, except draw it near the bottom vertically.

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Now click on Loft Cut button in features panel image

and select sketch 2, sketch 3 & sketch 4 in sequence you will see figure like this…

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The points highlighted in green are the control points to guide the curve. You can move them along the profile to control / change the curve. Click ok and you will see the final part as

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download the part file

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