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Modeling a wave spring in Onshape
lemon1324
Member, Developers Posts: 223 EDU
I attempted to use the parametric curve FS from @mahir and @ilya_baran to define and sweep a wave spring, but the curve orientation twists as it goes along the spring, resulting in a spring that is more wavy than it should be: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/75d0d7ea892a9254913c7816/w/62eebb8832d20a306c0e3e13/e/7a14671a00fe193145f2b3ee
Loft with a path seems to maintain the sections level, but only allows 50 path sections, which isn't sufficient for wave springs with more waves.
Anyone have ideas on how to do this better? I could potentially define multiple curves to loft with guides and then configure/instantiate the part studio when I want to use it, but that seems more complicated than it should be.
Loft with a path seems to maintain the sections level, but only allows 50 path sections, which isn't sufficient for wave springs with more waves.
Anyone have ideas on how to do this better? I could potentially define multiple curves to loft with guides and then configure/instantiate the part studio when I want to use it, but that seems more complicated than it should be.
Arul Suresh
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
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@mahir true, I was doing the stackoverflow thing where you copy someone else's equation that you know is less than ideal just to test everything else
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University