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Is a bent helix possible?
Marc_Miller
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I tried to create a helix on an shape made from a swept circle (the bent orange object), and also a partially revolved circle (the green object), but neither worked. Is a bent helix possible?
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Don't believe that it's possible but someone from Onshape should answer this.
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Not directly. You might be able to fake it by using a sketch that projects/uses the helix and split the face of the green tube then using those edges as a path for the helix. The problem with this is the sweep often starts to twist and not hold the correct orientation (which isn't noticeable with a circular cross-section).Jake RamsleyDirector of Quality Engineering & Release Manager onshape.com5
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Don't believe that it's possible but someone from Onshape should answer this.
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Not directly. You might be able to fake it by using a sketch that projects/uses the helix and split the face of the green tube then using those edges as a path for the helix. The problem with this is the sweep often starts to twist and not hold the correct orientation (which isn't noticeable with a circular cross-section).Jake RamsleyDirector of Quality Engineering & Release Manager onshape.com5
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@jakeramsley Don't think that's something that I'd wish to dive into, I don't suppose there's any plans on doing this directly.
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Ok, thank you for the info. I will keep a swept object (like the orange shape) in my design for now as a representation/place holder.0