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Workflow overview: Create a coil spring
1 To begin, sketch a profile that represents the cross section of the coil
feature, and then use the Line tool or the Work Axis tool to create an axis
of revolution for the coil.
2
Click the Coil tool. The Coil dialog box is displayed.
If there is only one profile in the sketch, it is automatically highlighted.
3 If there are multiple profiles, click Profile, and then select the profile.
4 Click Axis.
It can be at any orientation but cannot intersect the profile.
5 On the Coil Size tab, click the down arrow on the Type box, and then
select one of the following types:
Pitch and Revolution
Revolution and Height
Pitch and Height
Spiral
Enter the Pitch, Height, Revolution, or Taper as appropriate. Taper is not
available for a Spiral.
6 On the Coil Ends tab, choose one of the following methods to define the
start and end of the coil, for example, to stand upright on a flat surface:
Create a transition in the pitch of the coil. Enter a
Transition Angle and then a Flat Angle (up to 360
degrees).
Flat
End the coil without transition.
Natural
Rib and Web Features
Use the Rib tool to create ribs (thin-walled closed support shapes) and webs
(thin-walled open support shapes).
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