Spring animation side to side like a whip antenna

[pbrooke]

Hello,

I would like to animate the model so that it moves like a whip antenna.

I would like to show the spring flexing back and forth with everything above the spring moving side to side as spring moves.

I have tried several ways to do this but have not had any luck. I haven't done a lot of animation.

I thought that maybe someone out there could give me an idea of what i'm not doing right or if it can be done with inventor that i'm using.

I have attached the assembly and parts.

Any help would be wonderful. It doesn't have to perfect it's for a presentation.

Thanks

Phil

[pbrooke]

Here are the files.

they didn't attache when I posted.

Phil

[blair]

Search YouTube for: Inventor, +adaptive spring. It shows a video how to make a coil spring adaptive. If the rest of your assemble constraints are proper the other items should move.

[pbrooke]

Blair,

I will take a look later and post back to let you know how it works out.

Thanks

Phil

[blair]

The video, shows the spring extending and retracting. Not sure if it could be adapted to bend/flex as it would require the path to bend in both directions.