Example 4. Using the Loft command

In the next example, the loft command significantly decreases the number of required webcuts. This model also demonstrates using 2 separate sweep paths (top-to-bottom and rotational) on adjacent volumes.


Original Volume	Webcuts created from sweeping surfaces (not recommended)	Webcuts using loft command (recommended)

Suggested webcuts

Webcut	Command
	CUBIT> webcut body 2 loop curve 6
	CUBIT> webcut body 2 sheet extended from surface 1
	CUBIT> create surface from surface 10 CUBIT> create surface from surface 4 CUBIT> create body loft surface 19 20
	CUBIT> webcut body 3 tool body 7 CUBIT> delete body 5 6 7
	CUBIT> webcut body 2 3 plane yplane CUBIT> imprint all CUBIT> merge all CUBIT> volume all size 0.15 CUBIT> mesh volume all

Final mesh

The final webcut model consists of a central shaft which can be swept top to bottom, and a surrounding casing which can be swept around. This is possible because the shared surface is a linking surface for both types of sweeps. The final mesh is created with a size of 0.15