Combining 3D Surfaces/Edges

[snivilous]

Hi,

 

I have been designing a giant scale RC aircraft and want to see what it would look like prior to building it. From what I can gather, it's the loft command (on SolidWorks it is I believe, and the explanation in AutoCAD confirms it), or from what it seems could be Sweep or Blend. As an example, I have two bulkheads, and want to create a "mesh" or surface between them to see what the shape would be once it gets fiberglassed. I have tried doing it in AutoCAD 3D modeling, but it won't let me use 3D lines or surfaces to combine, and I have Inventor, though not sure what to do there...

 

Based on what AutoCAD wants me to do, it seems I need to take two 2D lines/objects and then can create a surface between them, however I want to do this with 3D objects.

[JD Mather]

Attach your file here.

[snivilous]

Can I attach it somewhere else? The AutoCAD 3D .dwg is 1.33MB.

[snivilous]

Put it this way, if I have two cylinders (as in 3D extruded circles) that are off centerline of each other (in AutoCAD or Inventor), can I form a mesh that connects the two edges of the circles?

[SLW210]

Post a Screen shot.

 

How big is the file when zipped?

 

Have you tried using F1? Check on Surfaces, Extrude, Loft and Sweep.

[snivilous]

For the first pic, I want to create a mesh between the edges of the wing ribs (green) so I can see what it will actually look like once covered. Same applies with pic 2 for almost everything (bulkheads, ribs, stringers, etc.) [All surfaces are 3D, not 2D]

 

[snivilous]

I want to see something like this but have it formed around the internal structure I have made