HELIX FOLLOWING PATH

[SIRTIMID]

HOW CAN I CREATE A HELIX CURVE WITCH IS FOLLOWING A PATH?
(LIKE A BENDED SPRING)

 

[JohnRBaker]

When asking a question about being able to do something, PLEASE tell us what version of NX are you running so that if we need to provide an example file that we know what version to build it in.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
NX Design
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Cypress, CA

http://www.siemens.com/plm

http://www.plmworld.org/museum/

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

[SIRTIMID]

sorry. you are right.
nx 6.0.0.24

 

[JohnRBaker]

There is no direct way, but if you look at the example part attached to this note, you will see how you can use the Swept feature tool to create a model which can be used as if it were a 'free-form' helix.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
NX Design
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Cypress, CA

http://www.siemens.com/plm

http://www.plmworld.org/museum/

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

[SIRTIMID]

Thank's John.

 

[SiW979]

John

I've just spent 20 minutes trying to find composite curve within NX6 but as yet I can't, even the commander finder blanked me. Please can you point me in right direction.

Best regards

Simon (NX4.0.4.2 MP4 - TCEng 9.1.3.6.c)

http://www.jcb.com

Life shouldn't be measured by the number of breaths you take, but rather how many times it's taken away...

 

[SIRTIMID]

insert --> associative copy --> composite curve

 

[JohnRBaker]

Composite Curve is the replacement for the old Extract Curve/Edge. There is still a legacy 'Extract' but it's non-associative, while the new Composite Curve is associative (creates a feature).

Note that I just checked both NX 5.0.6.2 and NX 6.0.1.5, and the Command Finder had no problem finding 'Composite Curve'.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
NX Design
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Cypress, CA

http://www.siemens.com/plm

http://www.plmworld.org/museum/

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.