# LOFT Command
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The LOFT command is used to create 3D solids or surfaces by several cross sections.
## Command Access:
> **Ribbon:** 3D \> Modeling \> Extrude \> Loft **Menu:** Draw\> Modeling \> Loft **Command:** LOFT
## Command Prompts:
> Select cross sections in lofting order:
> Enter an option \[Guides/Path/Cross sections only\]
> \<Cross sections only\>:
## Function Description:
Those cross sections determine the shape of 3D solid or surface and there must be at least two sections.
Lofting profile could be open or closed, planar or non-planar, and could also be edge of sub objects.
 
User could apply the LOFT command on the following objects or sub objects:
1.The following objects could be selected as cross sections:
2Dpolyline, spline, arc, elliptical arc, and line.
2.The following objects could be selected as path:
3Dpolyline, spline and line.
3.The following objects could be selected as guides:
Spline and line.
Users could set the DELOBJ system variable to delete cross sections, guides and path automatically.
Relative Glossary:
**Select cross sections in lofting order:**
Specify open or close cross sections in lofting order.
**Guides:**
Specify loft guides to control solid or surface shape. Users could specify control points to match corresponding cross sections.
**Note:**
The guide surface must intersect with each cross section.
The guide surface starts from the first cross section.
The guide surface ends at the last cross section.
Users could select a few guides for lofting surfaces or solids and press ENTER to finish.
 
**Path:**
Specify loft path for solid or surface.
The path must intersect with planes of cross sections.
 
**Cross sections only:**
Create loft by cross sections without guides or path.
## Other versions with matching text
[GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/Commands/L/LOFT%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](../../../2017/Commands/L/LOFT%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/Commands/L/LOFT%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Commands/L/LOFT%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/Commands/L/LOFT%20Command.md)