# Help with lofts

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-with-lofts/384>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [August 26, 2016, 9:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-with-lofts/384 "2016-08-26T21:33:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Apixel1234](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/apixel1234/32/336_2.png) [@Apixel1234](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Apixel1234)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 9:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-with-lofts/384/1 "2016-08-26T21:33:36Z")

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Hello,

I’m not sure if I’m using the loft tool correctly. I can loft between faces of two solids, but I can’t seem to use it like on the little “info” video, because I can’t create faces without a solid. In other apps, I would create outlines, move them to their proper position and then loft them. In Shapr3d, only the outline on a plane is actually filled and loft seems to only work on faces, BUT I can’t make faces out of my outlines. Am I missing a way to create faces only? Or am I missing the shapr3d way period?

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-with-lofts/384/2 "2016-08-26T22:02:42Z")

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You can extrude curves to create faces, and also when you move a sketch filling (yellow)  
from it’s plane it will create a face. Currently these are the two ways to create faces. Indeed you can use sketch fillings as well in lofts.

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**Author:** ![Apixel1234](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/apixel1234/32/336_2.png) [@Apixel1234](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Apixel1234)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-with-lofts/384/3 "2016-08-26T22:10:05Z")

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Moving a filling creates a face! That was it, thank you. I knew I had missed it.

Is this in the little tutorial videos?

Thanks again,

Andres

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 10:17pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-with-lofts/384/4 "2016-08-26T22:17:06Z")

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No, it is not. :(( but this is going to change as it is in a few weeks.