how do you draw a twisted pair of wires?

matt_eden · March 2016

how do you draw a twisted pair of wires?
Thanks in advance

matt_eden · March 2016

Hi, Please could you tell me how can I draw twisted pair cable in Onshape?
Thanks,

jon_woellhaf · March 2016

I don't know how to show the process, but I came up with this

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5022071/uploads/editor/ux/mw7bt2z9f8a5.png

by extruding a 0.1 inch cylinder 12 inches long, creating a helix with 6 turns on the cylinder's surface, creating a second helix with 6 turns starting at 180 degrees, creating two circles of 0.02 inch diameter centered on the ends of the helixes, then sweeping each circle along its helix.

There is probably a much easier way. I'm very inexperienced with 3D CAD and Onshape.

Jon

shanshan · March 2016

@ jon_woellhaf, I like using Lice cap for recording the process of modeling, actually there are many different software which can be used for recording it , click the URL below, there is a discussion !

http://forum.onshape.com/discussion/242/best-way-to-record-gif-video-of-using-onshape

viru · March 2016

@matt_eden , Kindly refer below link documents which will be helpful for creating twisted pair of wires in Onshape.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/1314ac15a3a2b3cae8970ba0/w/80e5f0686a8f91093276fe97/e/84db1321627796104c56394b
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/f39d3f0d833818b268e24480/w/75bbb50678b5bafb6c6eee68/e/0da5e3e8f2cac9a48c3392b7

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5022071/uploads/editor/ro/psz0iqq5uetk.png

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5022071/uploads/editor/nh/dwz6qu27czn1.png

ellen_timiney · March 2016

Now I would need to extrude that, or conform it to a 3D spline .... :-)

magda_oziębłowska · March 2016

Hi! I will try to learn how to draw 3 or more wires twisted together. Does anyone have any ideas how I can draw this? I am beginer in Onshape and need some help

Many thanks!

Narayan_K · March 2016

@ magda_oziębłowska, follow this steps,
1. draw a helix along a straight rod as below,

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5022071/uploads/editor/6s/fcujijqn4cp0.png

2. Create a Sweep by using helix as path and circle as cross section.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5022071/uploads/editor/il/r4om0cvb3bao.png

3. Pattern the wire.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5022071/uploads/editor/o0/mmyq4urqxy2z.png

magda_oziębłowska · March 2016

Thanks for your help.

magda_oziębłowska · April 2016

Hi everyone! I know how to draw twisted pair horizontal or verical, but now idea how to drawn this for example like this below. Can anyone help?
Thank you in advance

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5022071/uploads/editor/da/9xebjzzx1bqs.png

viru · April 2016

@magda_oziębłowska,Currently this facility is not available in Onshape. You can raise improvement request for this. In near future we hope that this facility will be provided by Onshape.