# Model a Canoe? Lofting won’t do!

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/model-a-canoe-lofting-won-t-do/16972>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 19, 2022, 1:22am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/model-a-canoe-lofting-won-t-do/16972 "2022-01-19T01:22:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![GrahamH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9fc29f/32.png) [@GrahamH](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/GrahamH)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 1:22am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/model-a-canoe-lofting-won-t-do/16972/1 "2022-01-19T01:22:09Z")

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I was trying to model a Canoe but was unable to make Lofting work effectively.

Any advice or suggestions?

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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 19, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/model-a-canoe-lofting-won-t-do/16972/2 "2022-01-19T19:22:43Z")

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Create the general outline of the top, then offset the edge and lower it to where it makes sense. Add the curves/guidelines you want, loft it, and then shell it. Remember to select the sketches and the guidelines when lofting.

I’m assuming something like this

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/b/b0085a6f93479d3694c185d7f86cc3cf3af40c5d.jpeg)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/8/8b15a2fa2ac2fe038760abb60ad1888d099bd656.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![sirwio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sirwio](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/sirwio)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/model-a-canoe-lofting-won-t-do/16972/3 "2022-01-25T17:51:00Z")

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I understand the concepts but have a hard time to realize how to create the curves/guide lines. I suppose they need to intersect the upper and lower surfaces. Could someone explain how to go about to create these?

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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 26, 2022, 4:55am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/model-a-canoe-lofting-won-t-do/16972/4 "2022-01-26T04:55:33Z")

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The Shapr team has a lot of great tutorial videos on youtube/on the app. I would suggest watching the step-by-step guides, they helped me so much. You will start to see a pattern on how your design process should go, and how to resolve something if you ever get stuck.

As for Lofting/guidelines, the first 5 minutes of this video goes over it pretty well:

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/c/5/c51737a50c4c58ed2b96c39d067162986f8cf459.jpeg "3D modeling a power drill handle | Shapr3D step-by-step") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmiY0uOQw5M)

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**Author:** ![sirwio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sirwio](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/sirwio)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 6:12am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/model-a-canoe-lofting-won-t-do/16972/5 "2022-01-26T06:12:34Z")

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Thanks - This tutorial is exactly what I needed. I had understood how lofting worked but had a hard time to create proper connected guideline sketches.

The tutorial goes over this very well!

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**Author:** ![GrahamH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9fc29f/32.png) [@GrahamH](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/GrahamH)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/model-a-canoe-lofting-won-t-do/16972/6 "2022-01-26T17:37:12Z")

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Thanks

Graham