Help drawing a coil/spring for a shock absorber
Help drawing a coil/spring for a shock absorber
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Hi, I am new to the forum and I had a question. I am drawing a front suspension package for one of my classes, in order to perform NASTRAN analysis on the suspension. But, I have run into an issue. I can not figure out how to draw the coil/spring portion of my shock absorbers. Can anyone help me out?
(And I'm drawing everything on NX 6)
Thanks!
(And I'm drawing everything on NX 6)
Thanks!





RE: Help drawing a coil/spring for a shock absorber
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: Help drawing a coil/spring for a shock absorber
RE: Help drawing a coil/spring for a shock absorber
Now that that's out of the way, I've attached a model of a coild spring which may provide some insite and inspiration into how one might go about creating something to meet your needs.
If you go to the Expression system you will find a series of expressions to control the parameters (size, number of coils, etc.) of the spring.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
UG/NX Museum: http://www.plmworld.org/p/cm/ld/fid=209
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Help drawing a coil/spring for a shock absorber
Thank you! I will try to use your example as a reference to what I need to do.
RE: Help drawing a coil/spring for a shock absorber
RE: Help drawing a coil/spring for a shock absorber