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How would I do this twisted surface that makers muse did?
abbot_bissett
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Makers muse recently did a video Going over Surface modelling in CAD using fusion 360 and said that most of this is applicable to Onshape as well. I wanted to follow along with the tutorial but I'm running into this issue immediately because onshape doesn't have the tool highlighted in red.
So How would I make this twisted surface?
My first thought was of course to sweep along a helix but That only works in straight lines, not around curves like I require for this. Is there a more advanced sweep tool created for this?
Thanks in advance.
Answers
The easiest way to do this is probably using the "3D Spiral" FeatureScript:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/59007ff281e43510ea3797a2/v/a32c98e33ad3fdfd68973e79/e/373bf12ed1df148a9df613b0
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/7043a6c7f57864d99e4a716d/w/7786aa142f1f03bba7f196bf/e/a7eeec758f180598fa8b495a?renderMode=0&tangentEdgeStyle=1&uiState=69248e7a1ae82089ca499956
It seems like there was a Sweep & Rotate feature somewhere around. But I can't find it. #feature-store
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It can be done with loft but would take a few sketches and connection point definitions to get it done.