TechnicalConsultant
Mechanical
Hi,
I have an assembly and within it I have a spring. The spring has been modelled with a helix and tube feature and has an expression controlling the length.
In the assembly I have a mating condition and the length of the spring is relevant to the distance between two objects. I can take a measurement of the distance, save it as an expression then interlink it to the spring which is fine.
However, if I want to use this spring in different assemblies(and release the part within TCEng)the length is going to differ from assemby to assembly.
Is there anyway I can do this without creating a different spring evertime?
Many thanks in advance
Mark Noyce
Senior Design Engineer/CAD co-ordinator
I have an assembly and within it I have a spring. The spring has been modelled with a helix and tube feature and has an expression controlling the length.
In the assembly I have a mating condition and the length of the spring is relevant to the distance between two objects. I can take a measurement of the distance, save it as an expression then interlink it to the spring which is fine.
However, if I want to use this spring in different assemblies(and release the part within TCEng)the length is going to differ from assemby to assembly.
Is there anyway I can do this without creating a different spring evertime?
Many thanks in advance
Mark Noyce
Senior Design Engineer/CAD co-ordinator