Modeling free-form, twisted pair wire
Modeling free-form, twisted pair wire
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I've been using SolidWorks 2004 for about 1.5 years. My question, is there an "easy" way to model a two or three conductor twisted "pair" that doesn't follow a straight path. I can make them using the standard Helix, but can you create them to follow, say, a 3-D curve?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Mike
Engineering Technician
Fisher Research Laboratory






RE: Modeling free-form, twisted pair wire
http://www.mikejwilson.com/solidworks/solidworks_files-05.htm
It should at least give you an idea of how to do it. But, I must admit, I wish SWX had a better way. (ProE's trajpar comes to mind).
RE: Modeling free-form, twisted pair wire
Engineering Technician
Fisher Research Laboratory
RE: Modeling free-form, twisted pair wire
I gathered all this first by simply editting the sketch of the path of the wire to tell how it was made. (If you don't recognize and Icon you need to go to your customize menu and thumb through all the icons till you find it). Then I went back to the assembly and un-hid the flex joints. Then moved the black balls and the yellow bar with arrows on it. That indicated to me that these are the controls. If you play with them and rebuild the part you will see it change. It was made incredibly simple for as complex as it is.
Good job Mike!
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Scott Baugh, CSWP

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RE: Modeling free-form, twisted pair wire
RE: Modeling free-form, twisted pair wire
Thanks for your help guys!
Engineering Technician
Fisher Research Laboratory
RE: Modeling free-form, twisted pair wire
Example - If you make sprokets and you want to how it works. But you buy the chain. Don't make the links of chain, just make the sproket with a faked out looking chain one single boss-extrude.
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.3dvisiontech.com
http://www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376