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helical curve for sweep

saspinall

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Im after sweeping a sketch down a curve, but the curve wants to be a slow helical curve, trying to model a twisting 3 core cable which twists once every 1m.


Can you draw a helical curve, then sweep a profile down it....maybe a curve using equations or something. then sweep a profile at 90 degrees to the curve down its full length


Its a bit hard to describe...


Stu
 
Ive attached a picture,I need to sweep all the coloured sections along with the cores and fillers etc using the profile shown down the length of the cable with a sweep of 1 helical turn per metre...


Anyone any idea, been racking my brains for the whole weekend....lol


2012-02-13_100451_cable.zip


Thanks
 

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