# Loft from sketch A to sketch B along a spline?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft-from-sketch-a-to-sketch-b-along-a-spline/10561>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [December 28, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft-from-sketch-a-to-sketch-b-along-a-spline/10561 "2020-12-28T20:57:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![BrokenAxle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/brokenaxle/32/7492_2.png) [@BrokenAxle](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/BrokenAxle)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft-from-sketch-a-to-sketch-b-along-a-spline/10561/1 "2020-12-28T20:57:42Z")

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In Fusion 360, I was able to sketch two shapes set apart on different planes, then sketch a spline along a perpendicular plane that could guide a loft between the two sketches. It seems in Shapr I can either loft from shape A to shape B, or loft A along a perpendicular spline but it will maintain the same shape along the whole spline.

Am I missing another way to do this?

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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:** [December 28, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft-from-sketch-a-to-sketch-b-along-a-spline/10561/2 "2020-12-28T20:59:13Z")

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Hi @BrokenAxle, you are right. We don’t have guided lofts yet. We will improve our surface modeling capabilities in Q1/Q2 significantly though.

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**Author:** ![BrokenAxle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/brokenaxle/32/7492_2.png) [@BrokenAxle](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/BrokenAxle)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft-from-sketch-a-to-sketch-b-along-a-spline/10561/3 "2020-12-28T21:07:12Z")

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Thanks for the quick reply @Istvan. At least I know I wasn’t missing something. I look forward to next year’s enhancements!

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**Author:** ![Spacjamen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/spacjamen/32/5953_2.png) [@Spacjamen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Spacjamen)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft-from-sketch-a-to-sketch-b-along-a-spline/10561/4 "2020-12-28T22:31:37Z")

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That’s good news! I’m also waiting for the modification of this tool. It would be very useful 😉

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**Author:** ![Jee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a587f6/32.png) [@Jee](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jee)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft-from-sketch-a-to-sketch-b-along-a-spline/10561/5 "2020-12-29T13:43:50Z")

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Will love it too

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**Author:** ![ryanpp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/67e7ee/32.png) [@ryanpp](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ryanpp)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft-from-sketch-a-to-sketch-b-along-a-spline/10561/6 "2022-05-12T22:12:32Z")

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Has there been any progress on this? I am trying to model an inlet for a water jet and don’t know how to solve this without this feature.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/8/841870444b26e883d883f26b8a949b577f2877fc.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2022, 11:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft-from-sketch-a-to-sketch-b-along-a-spline/10561/7 "2022-05-12T23:09:29Z")

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Does this work for you?

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**Author:** ![Gusriwandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/67e7ee/32.png) [@Gusriwandi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gusriwandi)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2022, 3:53am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft-from-sketch-a-to-sketch-b-along-a-spline/10561/8 "2022-05-13T03:53:28Z")

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How to draw all those guide lines?

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2022, 5:14am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft-from-sketch-a-to-sketch-b-along-a-spline/10561/9 "2022-05-13T05:14:33Z")

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The key was making construction planes via **3 Points**. The circle is 8" in diameter in this example. Let me know if you need anything else.  
-Mike

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/2/c/2c26cbbd70eb65084c162ed877a3da56d87ecff7.jpeg "Loft Circle Rectangle") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FwfGnL2C2A)

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**Author:** ![Gusriwandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/67e7ee/32.png) [@Gusriwandi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gusriwandi)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2022, 5:31am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft-from-sketch-a-to-sketch-b-along-a-spline/10561/10 "2022-05-13T05:31:43Z")

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Thanks @TigerMike , I got it. I hope next improvement is using only a curve connecting center of circle and rectangular as the loft guide

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**Author:** ![ryanpp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/67e7ee/32.png) [@ryanpp](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ryanpp)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2022, 9:36am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft-from-sketch-a-to-sketch-b-along-a-spline/10561/11 "2022-05-13T09:36:20Z")

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Thanks @TigerMike for the suggestion and explainer video. This is perfect for what I needed to achieve.