# Loft

### **Step 1**: Loft Command

In the **Surface** tab, use the **Loft** command.

![](https://www.rhinoartisan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Loft_Command-1024x161.png)

### **Step 2**: Selections

Select the seams of the basket rails. Press **Enter** twice to accept the default parameters.

 

![](https://www.rhinoartisan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Loft-1024x466.png)

### **Step 3**: Hide

Hide the basket using the **Hide** command.

![](https://www.rhinoartisan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-92-1024x621.png)

### **Step 5**: Extend

Extend the loft to perform a **Boolean Difference**:

* Use the **Extend** command.

![](https://www.rhinoartisan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Extend-1.png)

* Extend both ends of the Loft

![](https://www.rhinoartisan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Extend_Both-1024x302.png)

* Ensure the extension surpasses both the top and bottom parts of the top width of the shank.

### **Step 6**: Use **Offset** for thickness

* In the **Surface** tab, use the **Offset** command.

![](https://www.rhinoartisan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Offset.png)

* Click the surface to change the direction outward.
* In the command bar, type **0.25 millimeters** as the distance and press **Enter**.

![](https://www.rhinoartisan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Extend_offset-1024x302.png)

 

### **Step 7**: Boolean Difference

In the **Solid** tab, use the **Boolean Difference** command.

![](https://www.rhinoartisan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BooleanDif.png)

* Select the shank and press **Enter**.
* Select the loft and press **Enter**.

*Now, you can delete the loft and remove any excess and reference curves.*

**Step 5**: Hide the basket to see the result.

![](https://www.rhinoartisan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BooleanDif-1.png)

**Step 7**: Show the basket again using the **Show** command.

 

### **Video Lesson**

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**Next Step**: Prepare the model for rendering.

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