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Modeling Twisted Pair Conductors

Modeling Twisted Pair Conductors

Modeling Twisted Pair Conductors

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Need help modeling twisted pair wire along a helical path to simulate a cable construction.  Two circles (wire) must twist as they follow a helical path.

Any advice.

Thanks.

RE: Modeling Twisted Pair Conductors

You need to use law curves.  There is an example somewhere of a coiled phone cord.  You could use this example and then double it.  I have the example at work, but I can't remember where I got it or the tutorial that went with it.  Look around for phone coord on the GTAC support site.  It may have been in a GTAC newsletter.

--Scott

For some pleasure reading, try FAQ731-376

RE: Modeling Twisted Pair Conductors

There's also a CADPo Tech Tip on law curves that shows something similar to the phone cord as well.
Go to www.cadpo.com news>tech tips and look down at the bottom of the UG section for 'fun with law curves'

Hope this is some use...

Simon C

RE: Modeling Twisted Pair Conductors

1. Create the helix path, either by modelling a normal helix, or by using curves by equation.
2. Create a datum plane at the endpoint of the helix, using point on curve option for datum.
3. Create a sketch on datum, with a line from helix endpoint to a circle center defining wire diameter. The line endpoint should be coincident with helix (or law curve, by equation) endpoint. Line should be a reference object in sketch.
4. Do a swept of the sketch along the helix. As orientation, use law curve, linear between two values or maybe by equation if the twist should not be constant.
5. copy feature sketch and swept, to produce second wire. Adjust the angle dimension value in the sketch to produce wire opposite the first one.

Hopes this make sence.

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