DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.20460.92805 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336990323_BLENDER_TUTORIAL_CREATING_LOFT_SIMILAR_LIKE_SOLIDWORKS_3D_CAD_SYSTEM_USING_BRIDGE_EDGE_LOOPS

1. BLENDER TUTORIAL. CREATING LOFT
SIMILAR LIKE SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD
SYSTEM USING BRIDGE EDGE LOOPS
Assoc. Prof. Tihomir Dovramadjiev PhD Eng.
Technical University of Varna
Department Industrial Design
tihomir.dovramadjiev@tu-varna.bg
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.20460.92805
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336990323_BLENDER_TUTORIAL_CREATING_LOFT_SIMILAR_LIKE_SOLIDWORKS_3D_CAD_SYSTEM_USING_BRIDGE_EDGE_LOOPS

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BLENDER SOFTWARE
- Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—
modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video
editing and game creation. https://www.blender.org/.
- Blender software. 2.79b Version. About, License & Development.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328677236_Blender_software_279b_Version_About_Licen
se_Development
- Modern accessible application of the system Blender in 3D design practice.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312033613_Modern_accessible_application_of_the_syste
m_Blender_in_3D_design_practice

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Bridge Edge Loops
Reference
Mode: Edit Mode
Menu: Mesh Edges Bridge Edge Loops‣ ‣
Bridge Edge Loops connects multiple edge loops with faces.
Connect Loops
Open Loop
Loops connected with open ends.
Closed Loop
Tries to connect to a circular loop (where start and end is merged).
Loop pairs
Connects each even count of loops individually.
Merge
Merges edge loops rather than creating a new face.
Merge Factor
Which edge loop the edges are merged to, a value of 0.5 will merge at a half-way point.
Twist
Determines which vertices in both loops are connected to each other.
Number of Cuts
The number of intermediate edge loops used to bridge the distance between two loops.
Interpolation
Linear, Blend Path, Blend Surface
Smoothness
Smoothness of the Blend Path and Blend Surface.
Profile Factor
How much intermediary new edges are shrunk/expanded.
Profile Shape
The shape of the new edges. See the proportional editing page for a description of each option.
https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/2.79/modeling/meshes/editing/edges.html

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Bridge Edge Loops
Reference
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https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/2.79/modeling/meshes/editing/edges.html

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Bridge Edge Loops
Reference
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https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/2.79/modeling/meshes/editing/edges.html

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Example 1

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Add Curve Circle
Objet Mode. Add > Curve > Bezier Circle

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Add Mesh Plane
Object Mode. Add > Mesh > Plane

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Scaling
Plane Scaling „S“ Key

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Making Edges (Shape Corners)
Edit Mode. Plane Face Select > „Delete“ Key > Only Faces

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Making Edges (Shape Corners)
Object Mode. Bezier Circle > Object > Convert to (Alt + C) > Mesh from Curve

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Selecting All
Object Mode. All selected meshes

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Joining
Object Mode. Joining Ctrl + J

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Select All
Edit Mode. Select All „A“ Key

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Bridge Edge Loops
Edit Mode. „Space“ Key and activating Bridge Edge Loops

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Bridge Edge Loops – Result 1
Bridge Edge Loops: „Space“ Key

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Result 1
Edit Mode / Wireframe. View > Toggle Quad View

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Result 1
Edit Mode / Solid. View > Toggle Quad View

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Example 2

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Duplicate Objects
Duplicate Objects „Shift + D“ Keys

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Making Edges (Shape Corners)
Edit Mode. Vertex Select > „Delete“ Key > Vertices

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Making Edges (Shape Corners)
Extruding „E“ Key

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Making Edges (Shape Corners)
Merging > At Center

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Making Edges (Shape Corners)
Merging / Completed Shape

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Duplicate Objects
Duplicate Objects „Shift + D“ Keys

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Joining
Object Mode. Joining Ctrl + J

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Selecting
Edit Mode. Select All „A“ Key

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Bridge Edge Loops
Bridge Edge Loops: „Space“ Key

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Result 2

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Result 2

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REFERENCES
- Blender Software. https://www.blender.org/
- Tihomir Dovramadjiev PhD. Modern accessible application of the system Blender in 3D design
practice.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312033613_Modern_accessible_application_of_the_system_Blender_in_3D_design_practice
- Blender software. 2.79b Version. About, License & Development. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.36167.75687
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328677236_Blender_software_279b_Version_About_License_Development
- Blender 2.79 Reference Manual. https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/2.79/index.html
- Bridge Edge Loops: https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/2.79/modeling/meshes/editing/edges.html
- Apace OpenOffice. http://www.openoffice.org/download/