Nov 26, 2009 #1 cdocni83 Military Joined Nov 26, 2009 Messages 4 Location GB Hi there all, I am trying to get a spring to follow a curve in UG NX4 but the helix function only allows me to create a straight spring. Can anyone please advice how to get this helix to follow a curve? Cheers in advance Chris.
Hi there all, I am trying to get a spring to follow a curve in UG NX4 but the helix function only allows me to create a straight spring. Can anyone please advice how to get this helix to follow a curve? Cheers in advance Chris.
Jan 28, 2010 #21 JohnRBaker Mechanical Joined Jun 1, 2006 Messages 38,052 Location US Try using a smaller Position Tolerance value in the Swept Body dialog Settings section. John R. Baker, P.E. Product 'Evangelist' Product Design Solutions Siemens PLM Software Inc. Industry Sector Cypress, CA http://www.siemens.com/plmhttp://www.plmworld.org/museum/ To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. Upvote 0 Downvote
Try using a smaller Position Tolerance value in the Swept Body dialog Settings section. John R. Baker, P.E. Product 'Evangelist' Product Design Solutions Siemens PLM Software Inc. Industry Sector Cypress, CA http://www.siemens.com/plmhttp://www.plmworld.org/museum/ To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.