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Hello all, I'm newbie. I have a problem to modelling a Parametric Spring with Variable pitch. I will use this spring to be a Deformable Component that I will use in Assy.
What do you mean by deformable. Do you just need to design a spring that has parameters and that you can change? Or are you after something else. Let me know and I'll be able to point you in the right direction or send you a part file of a variable spring that I mad that is a family table.
Sorry for late respond. Yup, I want design a spring with variable pitch (for example, 3 variable pitch. First pitch with 5 turns and 3 units of pitch, Second one with 20 turns and 7 units of pitch, and third one with 5 turns and 3 units of pitch). I want that spring has parameters that I can change, so when I assy in my Assembly files it will be changed to fit the proper length of distance.
One way this can be done it by using expressions you could have an if statement to take care of the things you want to controll. The turns and units of pitch. You could make one expression that is the type of spring (1,2,3) for your example
type=1 (5 turns and 3 pitch)
t=if(tpye==1)(5) else t1
t1=if(type==2)(20) else t2
t2=if(tpye==3)(5) else t3
t3=xxxxxxx
p=if(type==1)(3) else p1
p1=if(type==2)(7) else p2
p2=if(type==3)(3) else p3
p3=xxxxxxx
when you define the expressions for the helix you will type in p for pitch and t for turns, and when you change the type # it will change the turns and pitch of the helix.
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