How to model a working spring.
How to model a working spring.
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I have access to SW 2016 and a brand new powerful computer.
I'm modeling a retractable landing gear for a very large scale model airplane. The task is to show how it functions. So far I've got it all operating within its limits but I'd like to show how a couple springs really move. I've never really had occasion to do this and I've been away from SW for a while.
I can model the helical spring but I'd like to animate it. So how do I do this?
I'm modeling a retractable landing gear for a very large scale model airplane. The task is to show how it functions. So far I've got it all operating within its limits but I'd like to show how a couple springs really move. I've never really had occasion to do this and I've been away from SW for a while.
I can model the helical spring but I'd like to animate it. So how do I do this?






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Thanks for the help.
Byron
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to modify it to your requirements:
1) manage equations for:
wire dia
and active coils
2) configure location of the plane named "other end of spring" to give the spring length for its:
installed, max length
and installed, min length
3) if you do not want ground ends: suppress the "Cut-Extrude1" feature
RE: How to model a working spring.
I'll try a simple model before I put it in a complicated assembly.
Thanks
Byron
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