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Worm Gear or Spiral
irvan_kristian
Member Posts: 2 ✭
Hello, I'm making a helix worm like in the picture. However, there is difficulty in determining the angle of inclination of the thread. Can anyone help me?
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/536e9d0ebf53bab60fc1d592/w/965b95592ae2103469fab11b/e/b53e3112cdcc919a6e378bc7?renderMode=0&uiState=6785e0cd4059a663f08e1896
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You could try orienting the groove sketch on the helix by using a mate connector as the sketch plane:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/76a9202fd1347085f1d31e57/w/d16cae405a1f0c741a0a0a76/e/fc327bedb9ae3238e5cce0ee?renderMode=0&uiState=678670f4e177f45c34e1637b