Day #4: Whiskey Bottle - Warning: The selected rail does not touch all of the profiles.

Issue:

When selecting Loft guide rails for the Whiskey Bottle, you get the error " Warning: The selected rail does not touch all of the profiles." 

Solution:

A default setting change in Fusion 360 has caused this discrepancy (see steps below). All sketch profiles must be touched by Loft guide rails. When guide rails are made with 2 or more sketch entities, they must be touching each other. Use the Project or Intersect command to ensure geometry snaps to one another.

1

Cancel/delete the Loft command. Delete the last sketch in the timeline (the guide rail sketch). Right-click on the Sketch > Delete.

2

Turn on  Auto Project Edges on Reference in your Preferences. Select your initials/profile photo in the upper-right > Preferences > Design (tab) > Check Auto Project Edges on Reference > Apply > close dialog.

This setting will automatically project/intersect the sketch profiles when you draw the guide rails, ensuring they stay connected.

3

Create a new sketch on the XY (or XZ) origin plane and re-sketch the Spline and straight Line. They should snap into the 4 existing sketch profiles.

4

Check that the top spline handle is connected to the straight line above. Select the spline on the left-hand side. The spline handles will appear. If not, click and drag on the top handle until it snaps into the top line.

5

Recreate the center construction line that will be used with the Mirror command. Activate the Sketch Mirror command (SKETCH tab > Create > Mirror) and mirror the spline and line.

6

The Loft command will now let you select the guide rails. Note: Make sure to use the Blue solid Loft command.