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mecram1
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flat spiral

How can I wrap a tube around itself into a flat spiral similar to a roll of tape?
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JDMather
in reply to: mecram1

Can you zip and attach what you have so far?

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JDMather
in reply to: mecram1

Maybe something like this? Pull down the red End of Part marker.

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Message 4 of 7
mecram1
in reply to: mecram1

I need to wrap a 1.5" tube, 21' long around itself.
The ID mandrl will be 9.5" dia.
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JDMather
in reply to: mecram1

Here you go. Pull down the red End of Part marker in the browser.

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billco-mfg
in reply to: mecram1

Why did you use two features? I'm just curious if there is some sort of benefit.
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JDMather
in reply to: mecram1

>Why did you use two features?

I'm just used to older releases of Inventor where it would not allow you to coil a tube (unless you had 3 circles in the sketch). Guess they have fixed that. Maybe now I will remember.

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