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Creating a spiral
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JohnRBaker
Mechanical
You can make a Spiral using the Helix function.
Open the Helix dialog, set the 'Number of Turns' to the number of loops in your Spiral, set the 'Pitch' to ZERO, set the 'Radius Method' to 'User Law' and select the 'Linear' method. Now enter the Minimum and Maximum radius values for your Spiral and hit OK. Now make sure that the direction is what you desire, select a point and hit OK and you have a fully parametric Spiral.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
Open the Helix dialog, set the 'Number of Turns' to the number of loops in your Spiral, set the 'Pitch' to ZERO, set the 'Radius Method' to 'User Law' and select the 'Linear' method. Now enter the Minimum and Maximum radius values for your Spiral and hit OK. Now make sure that the direction is what you desire, select a point and hit OK and you have a fully parametric Spiral.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
Cool ! After 17 odd years using UG/NX, I have never ever have used this. Thanks a bunch.
Kirk
Kirk Alderfer
Designer
Meggitt Polymers & Composites
Rockmart, Georgia
"Imagination continually frustrates tradition, that is its function." -John Pfeiffer
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Kirk Alderfer
Designer
Meggitt Polymers & Composites
Rockmart, Georgia
"Imagination continually frustrates tradition, that is its function." -John Pfeiffer
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