3D Equation Curve
3D Equation Curve
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Hello, (Inventor 2013 suite) I am trying to create a variable pitch worm screw,so went about trying the 3D Equation Curve with a view to sweep a cut down the length of a shaft, the 3D curve looks ok, pretty much what i wanted, but when i created a sketch to sweep/cut the end result went haywire, nothing like what i wanted.
Is 3D Equation Curve the right way to achive a variable pitch screw?
Thanks in advance
Is 3D Equation Curve the right way to achive a variable pitch screw?
Thanks in advance





RE: 3D Equation Curve
Did you try specifying the cut profile sketch to stay perpendicular to the shaft axis?
I don't know much about the 3D equation curve tool...I would have tried to make the part with a sequence of linked helices (helix-es?).
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http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/Va...
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Attach the file here.
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Its the best I can do at the moment!
Thanks anyway for the input
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