# Creating a smooth transition using the loft tool on a curved edge

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-smooth-transition-using-the-loft-tool-on-a-curved-edge/16882>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 14, 2022, 8:42am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-smooth-transition-using-the-loft-tool-on-a-curved-edge/16882 "2022-01-14T08:42:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![BKK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@BKK](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/BKK)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 8:42am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-smooth-transition-using-the-loft-tool-on-a-curved-edge/16882/1 "2022-01-14T08:42:53Z")

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Hi all,

Is there an easy way to use the loft tool along a curve?

I’ve tried to create a number of planes on the curve, however, I’m not getting a smooth transition as I would on a flat surface. Is there an easy way to do this in Shapr3D or would I need to do this in Blender before exporting back to Shapr3d?

Thanks in advance.

Desired shape outline:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/f/f0524ef4460b7e19039f10b8e9b307b7fb314cdd.jpeg)

Example:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/0/0d885759ba9bcc66bc315f7ceb9601bea47a64cf.jpeg)

Example flat surface:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/6/6f1f792cfde457fbe500ca76327778b26c050b3a.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![SM1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@SM1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SM1)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-smooth-transition-using-the-loft-tool-on-a-curved-edge/16882/2 "2022-01-15T20:57:22Z")

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You mean something like this?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/b/b9b2ca9029c59efd4e9cf0de99483849d734fc46.jpeg)

You already have the guidelines, so when you press loft: select the bottom surface and the horizontal surface and then select both the curves on each side.

Look at the tooltip for loft if you need a reference 🙂