Tutorial 10: Morphing Vase

Loft Profiles stitches two closed profiles into a mesh with intermediate rings: here a Circle at the base and a Polygon above, each moved in Z so the loft runs vertically—classic shape morphing (Grasshopper loft style).

Mesh morphing from round base to hex top preview

What you'll learn

Loft Profiles vertexCount and subdiv (intermediate rings)
Move to separate profiles in Z
Matching segment counts (both inputs are resampled by arc length in-engine)

Prerequisites

Tutorials 3 and 5 (mesh output)

Step 1: Two profiles

Step 1

Circle and polygon on the bed, move top profile

Print Bed center → Circle and Polygon center. Move the circle with zero offset (optional) and move the polygon with Z offset (e.g. 55). Wire each Move path → Loft a and b (order controls which is bottom vs top in the default stitch).

Step 2: Loft to Output

Step 2

Loft to Preview mesh

Set subdiv to add rings between top and bottom. Loft mesh → Output Preview mesh.

Outcome

A single watertight-style shell useful as a decorative vase or desk prototype.

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What’s Next

Tutorial 11: Gyroid Lattice Lamp — SDF + Marching Cubes (TPMS).