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Helical sweep only working partially

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widowluluchomp
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Helical sweep only working partially

I'm attempting to make a long fan blade, following this tutorial on youtube:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vGiSv5RrFU

 

Though adjusing the shape and measurements for my own preferences. I've encountered a problem with the Helix and sweep command, and not sure where I went wrong. I'm trying to sweep a straight line along the path of the helix, though when i do so it only sweeps halfway along the length of the straight line. I can't continue with the object without figuring this out 😞

How do I get it to sweep the full length? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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JDMather
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@widowluluchomp wrote:

... though when i do so it only sweeps halfway along the length of the straight line.....


Did you attach the correct file?  I do not see a sweep of any geometry in the file you attached?

 

Also, I don't see a line connected to your helix as shown in the video, and are you sure you have the start of the helix where you really really want it?


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widowluluchomp
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Turns out that was exactly the problems.... the start of the helix and line! I had been drawing the line from the circle instead of the helix, since I didn't notice that in the video, the line had been drawn from helix. Thanks so much for pointing this out! After making the adjustments to position the helix and draw a new line, the sweep worked. 

 

Thanks so much! 😄 

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