Compress Springs in Assemblies????
Compress Springs in Assemblies????
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Good afternoon, I am trying to create an asembly in which I have a spring which needs to be compressed in order to fit inside a button. Is there any any of doning that? I also have several o-rings which must be expanded so they fit on the parts. Thank you to anyone which may have a solution to my problem.






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RE: Compress Springs in Assemblies????
RE: Compress Springs in Assemblies????
For O-rings, it's much more efficient to make them as a revolved feature instead of a sweep (much as I like sweeps). Revolve a circular (or other) profile around a center line.
To mate them, you can use the planes of the O-rings--ideally, you would sweep the O-ring with the origin in the centroid--so all planes pass through the origin, which happens to be the logical center of the part.
With the planes, you can specify a distance between the wall of the grooves--or mate them a distance from the grooved part's planes, or coincident to a sketch segment in the grooved part. Lots of ways to do it, but you'll want to stay away from attempting tangency mates with these, since they're really not going to be of much use.
What are you modeling? In other words, do you need the assembly to match reality, or can you keep your parts "stock" as manufacturable parts in your assembly? This is probably the first question to answer, since it will determine the best approach to what you need. I often build things as they'll need to be manufactured, taking into account proper stretching, flexing, etc. that will happen when assembled. However, if you're doing something like an animation to show the reality of an assembly, you may need to "tweak" your models to look right for a realistic presentation. Depends what you really need.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe trumps reason.
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RE: Compress Springs in Assemblies????
O-Rings: How do you mate them into an assembly? thread559-120368
spring simulation thread559-75149
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How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
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Also take a look at the examples at h
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Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe trumps reason.
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RE: Compress Springs in Assemblies????
To compress a spring, create a config which has the helix dimensions adjusted to suit the height required.
In both cases a Design Table will prove invaluable if multiple configs are to be created.
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Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
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