Hi Martin,

> While using the Loose option in the Loft tool I wondered if a slider control would
> be a worthy addition to let the degree of 'looseness' be tweaked to one's liking?

It would be great, but unfortunately I don't know how I'd implement it - the internal details of how loose loft works does not really involve any sort of looseness factor in how it functions. Usually an adjustable slider control for things like that can work when there is some kind of scale factor involved in the calculations, but when there's nothing resembling that kind of multiplying scale factor it's then difficult to include one.

- Michael

Hi Michael.

Yeah I know that many of my ideas border on the impossible :-)

Thanks for taking the time to reply.


Martin.

Martin,
you can use this method.

1. Use loft (normal mode) to build a surface; Draw a circle.
2. Select the circle; Array -> Dir;
3. Select the circles -> Loft (caps off) -> Flow tool. Use cylinder as base surface.
4. Now you've got more curves, so you can variate the power of loft by selecting and deselecting those curves.

This method works good with any curves. I could write a script, but, unfortunately, I haven't free time for it now.

Project simple Lines don't give the same result ?

Your method works if all curves parallel to each other.
OK, how about this one? :)

Hi Max and Frenchy.

Thanks for these techniques of refining the loft surface, I wouldn't have thought of either of them!


All the best.
Martin.

Maybe Iso Lines ?

but your methode is surely more versatile!

Great idea!
My method is more accurate and can be automated, but Iso Lines method is more faster and easier.
It will be enough in most cases. Thank you.