In this section, we will cover how to apply the lofted boss feature. To illustrate this, we will create the model shown in the following diagram:

To create this model, we will go through the steps of planning, sketching, and applying features. Our plan will be to create the three planes and then the three sketches and then apply the lofted boss feature. In this exercise, we'll have to create two additional reference planes based on the default right plane. Let's start by following these steps:

1. The first step is to define our new reference planes. Select the Plane sub-command, which can be found under Reference Geometries. Then, create Plane 1 by offsetting a distance of 200 mm from the Right Plane, as shown in the top view of the diagram. The option for plane creation is shown in the following screenshot, and can be found alongside the final shape of the two planes:

After approving the new plane, it will appear parallel to the Right Plane, as shown in the following diagram:

2. Since we are using the lofted boss feature, we will create two different sketches in the two planes. Select Plane1, which we created previously, and sketch a square whose sides are equal to 75 mm, as shown in the right-hand view of the preceding drawing. The resulting sketch will look as follows. Exit the sketch mode after that:

3. Select the right plane and sketch a hexagon whose sides are equal to 65 mm, as shown in the left view of the diagram. The resulting sketch will look as follows. Exit the sketch mode after that:

4. Now, we will apply the lofted boss feature to connect the two sketches. Select the Lofted Boss/Base command from the Features tab, as shown in the following screenshot:

5. After selecting the command, we will get the command's PropertyManager options on the left-hand side, as shown in the following screenshot:

For the profiles, select the square first, then the hexagon. Note that the selection is order-sensitive. Once we do that, we will get the following review on the canvas. Note that there is one guideline in the preview to help us to define our loft. This line is controlled by the two green endpoints. To adjust it, we can drag the point to another location. This will change the shape of the loft. Take your time and adjust the Guideline so that it looks as follows:

6. Click on the green checkmark to apply the lofted boss feature. The result will be as follows:

This concludes our exercise on the lofted boss feature. In this exercise, we only covered the most basic lofted shape. However, this feature has many advanced options that we did not get round to using. We will explore these options next.