I have a helix, that is sweept with a circle, I want to taper or cone the end

aaron_skidmore · October 2016

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mahir · October 2016

There are a few ways to do this depending on what path the tapered portion needs to look like. If it can be just a simple cone, than you can just extrude the circular end cap with draft. If the helical shape needs to be followed, you can use a loft with end conditions. Check out my examples.

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/57acdfaae4b005c413ed9b6f/w/3fd585a46d3af1b3ba413c53/e/cf57a6453269c00dacbf37df

shanshan · October 2016

I coned the end with "loft" in the attached video as you said, but most time I liking making spring end as hemisphere with "revolve"

I have a helix, that is sweept with a circle, I want to taper or cone the end

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