How do you create a helix with a straight end?
How do you create a helix with a straight end?
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I am trying to create a coil spring with a straight tail going through the center at one end and I cannot seem to figure it out.
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I am trying to create a coil spring with a straight tail going through the center at one end and I cannot seem to figure it out.
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RE: How do you create a helix with a straight end?
RE: How do you create a helix with a straight end?
RE: How do you create a helix with a straight end?
RE: How do you create a helix with a straight end?
RE: How do you create a helix with a straight end?
RE: How do you create a helix with a straight end?
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog
Dell M90, Core2 Duo
4GB RAM
Nvidia 3500M
RE: How do you create a helix with a straight end?
RE: How do you create a helix with a straight end?
RE: How do you create a helix with a straight end?
RE: How do you create a helix with a straight end?
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog
Dell M90, Core2 Duo
4GB RAM
Nvidia 3500M
RE: How do you create a helix with a straight end?
After creating the helix and before creating the swept solid, create a 3D sketch
1) Create the Helix and close the sketch.
2) Open a new 3D sketch and use the Convert Entities to convert the helix to a sketched entity.
3) In that same sketch add the path for the tail and then close the sketch. This will be your sweep path.
4) Create the profile for the sweep.
5) Create the sweep.
RE: How do you create a helix with a straight end?
Helical shapes such as springs and threads are computationally taxing in SolidWorks. For these types of parts you are often better served by a simpler feature that conveys the working envelope of the spring, i.e. a solid cylinder or tube. One approach is to use configurations to switch between the true helical body and the envelope. Then you can switch between performance and realism.
Eric
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