Diificulty with recatangular wire spring NX 7.5...
Diificulty with recatangular wire spring NX 7.5...
(OP)
Round wire sweeps along a helix and looks fine. But if I try a rectangular shape it slowly turns on the wire as it travels up the helix.
How do you place a control on this?
TIA
Dave
How do you place a control on this?
TIA
Dave





RE: Diificulty with recatangular wire spring NX 7.5...
Now, using...
Insert -> Sweep -> Swept...
...select the rectangle as your 'Section' and the Helix as your single 'Guide'. When the preview is displayed you will probably notice that the swept profile is twisted. Before you accept the result, expand the section of the dialog titled 'Section Options' as well as the 'Orientation Method' sub-section. Now select the 'Orientation' option 'Vector Direction' and when the little blue WCS-like object appears, select the 'arrow' which is aligned with the axis of the Helix and you should immediately see the swept solid rebuild itself so that it's no longer twisted. Just hit OK and you should be good to go.
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RE: Diificulty with recatangular wire spring NX 7.5...