helix from an ellipse?

[pumpkin2themax]

subject says it all. I need to create an elliptical helix

 

[michael3130]

Hey pumpkin,


Use surfacing and a normal helix to acheive this.


1 - Create a normal helix


2- Sweep a line perpendicular to your axis of rotationalong this helix to create a helical surface


3 - extrude a surface ellipse which intersects with this helical surface.


4 - where the 2 surfaces intersect create an inersecting curve which will be your elliptical helix.


Let me know if you get it to work.

 

[pumpkin2themax]

yup.. works a treat.
thanks a lot!

nate