Solidworks Prob, loft

Discussion in 'SolidWorks' started by john gaskell, May 3, 2006.

  1. john gaskell

    john gaskell Guest

    How do I get around the zero thickness tolerance when I try to loft.

    I get a preview that seems to show the loft will work, but once I click on
    okay it gives me the zero thickness error.

    I have drawn the profiles then the guide curves - in that order. I have also
    tried to loft without guide curves - same result.

    Anyone help?
     
    john gaskell, May 3, 2006
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  2. john gaskell

    That70sTick Guest

    Try making a loft surface with the same sections and guides. This will
    at least tell you if the lof tself is failing or the failure is from SW
    trying to combine solid elements together.
     
    That70sTick, May 3, 2006
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  3. john gaskell

    ed1701 Guest

    He could also check off 'merge result' in the solid loft.
    Zero thickness usually means that the resulting solid body has
    difficulty merging with the work piece (original body you are adding
    stuff to). Zero thickness means the two bodies touch in one point or
    edge only, like trying to make a single solid body out of two spheres
    that touch only at the tangent point. The bodies ought to interfere
    with each other a bit to get past the error.
    -Ed
     
    ed1701, May 3, 2006
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