Sweeps and Helix qUESTION
Sweeps and Helix qUESTION
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I am a new user to this forum and a newer user to Solidworks. I have a question regarding a sweeps and helix. I am trying to replicate something close to a refridgerator coil. I have a helix that is tapered with 3 turns to it. I need to create a sweep that will go around the helix and follow it thru the length of the helix. Does any one have any suggestions on how to create this? The sweeps would work great if I could use the center of the helix as a path to follow.






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You might also want to look up sweep in the help files...
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
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You can do about anything you like with this method. Tutorials 1 and 3 are probably the best place to start.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe transcends reason.
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Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe transcends reason.
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I think I'm gonna puke.
Dan
www.eltronresearch.com
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Are you allowed to upload to any other hosting site? Can you post from home? Or do they just not want the file in the public domain?
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Dan
www.eltronresearch.com
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Dan
www.eltronresearch.com
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Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe transcends reason.
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Sweep a surface using the Twist along path option. The path being the helix of the tapered coil. Then use the edge of the surface as the path of the sweep for the wrap-around coil.