Spring simulation

[MatthewTM]

hi, i am stuck, and i need guidance.

Here is link to youtube. (a better way to explain this)

Spring problem:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfmw9FK-9lw

then assembly problem:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA27ho1UR9w

question: how to make it work. Through mates? sketch mates?

I tryed via sketch mates. just a test. Will it work this way with whole spring (the one with "hooks"):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcfsZDgDSOg

Thank you for prepositions/anwsers

 

[kellnerp]

This is better handled in the SW CAD forum as it is not really an FEA problem.

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