Lesson: Practice 3

Practice: Created a lofted cup handle and use direct editing tools to finalize the handle to cup
interface.

• Create a sketch spline.

• Use Loft.
• Use direct modeling tools to delete a face.

1. Upload and open the supplied file “Lofted

Handle – PE.f3d”.

2. Start a new sketch on the XZ plane. Turn on

the “Slice” option in the sketch palette.

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 3. Use Project to bring in the center point and arc
reference from both slots in Profile1 and
Profile2. Ensure all reference lines are
converted to construction.

NOTE: These references will be used to locate a

centerline spline for a loft so having a center or
midpoint reference is critical. The line/edge references
are to help create the directional constraint of the
spline handles.

4. Create short construction lines from the center

reference points at each slot and ensure they
are perpendicular to the projected reference
lines.

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 5. Use the Fit Point Spline tool and create a 3
point spline that starts and ends at the
projected center points.

6. Apply a tangent constraint between the splint

and each reference line to control the spline
tangency direction and adjust the spline
midpoint until you are happy with the handle
shape.

7. Create a loft between Profile1 and Profile2

using the centerline Guide Type and the newly
created spline. Ensure the operation type is set
to Join.

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 8. The loft left small remnants on the inside of the
cup. Select the 6 faces on the inside of the cup
created by the loft and use Modify > Delete to
remove them.

9. Create a mirror feature using the “Faces”

pattern type across the YZ plane to copy the
handle to the other side of the cup.

10. Save the file.

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