Spiral as a Sweep Path?
Spiral as a Sweep Path?
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Any work arounds for this? I need to model a coiled cable.
Ray Reynolds
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RE: Spiral as a Sweep Path?
Kristin Jugenheimer
www.metisdesign.com
RE: Spiral as a Sweep Path?
Why dont you try using the insert/curve by xyz points and create your "spiral" that way?
Would that work?
Regards,
Jon
jgbena@yahoo.com
RE: Spiral as a Sweep Path?
It works fine here? You can't have the Sketch profile touching itself or it will fail. I just keep a very small gap in between each coil and it works fine.
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.3dvisiontech.com
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FAQ731-376
RE: Spiral as a Sweep Path?
It's working now. Thanks all.
Ray Reynolds
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
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RE: Spiral as a Sweep Path?
After using a helix for a sweep path in a spring model, the endpoints of the helix are unavailable for future feature reference (spring arms, in this case). The workaround is to make the helix, then copy the helix in a 3D sketch using Convert Entities, and used the sketched copy as the sweep path.
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RE: Spiral as a Sweep Path?
I was selecting additonal sketch elements along with the sprial, and didn't notice that my sweep profile wasn't following the entire sweep path (only the additional sketches I added). I'll keep this Convert Entities trick in my back pocket for future use.
Ray Reynolds
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
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