# Loft tool problems

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft-tool-problems/28932>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [November 15, 2023, 4:16am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft-tool-problems/28932 "2023-11-15T04:16:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Johnmartin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@Johnmartin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Johnmartin)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 4:16am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft-tool-problems/28932/1 "2023-11-15T04:16:38Z")

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I’m trying to make an organiser to fit inside a box. It is basically a series of thin wall boxes standing next to each other.  
When I sketch out a base and and a corresponding upper end sketch I can loft what are essentially the spaces but it errors when I try to loft the adjacent walls.

What’s wrong? Why is the resulting object invalid especially why is it any more invalid than the area right next to it?  
How do I get it to loft the walls?

 ![IMG_1587](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/e/b/ebb8d1dfe2ece0ed87dd4764ad99f9ece8d2f4fe.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_1586](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/2/5/257ae816961fa1936ed4fefbf6c1a3ef43d1fe02.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![H\_Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7993a0/32.png) [@H\_Daniel](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/H_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 9:12am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft-tool-problems/28932/2 "2023-11-15T09:12:38Z")

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Hey @Johnmartin,  
Loft can only be used on solid sketches without openings. That’s why it doesn’t work on your hollow sketches, but here are two possible solutions for you. Hopefully it helps 😉

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**Author:** ![Johnmartin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@Johnmartin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Johnmartin)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft-tool-problems/28932/3 "2023-11-16T00:13:44Z")

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Thanks. I can use those work arounds.