topic Re: coil that wraps around cone in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

coil that wraps around cone

dr.kaban — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 19:10:28 GMT

hi, I have a cone and I need a coil to wrap it around, but standard coil function does not seem to have an ability to make any coil shapes other than cylindrical. is there any way to get around this limitation? I have seen youtube video where a guy uses "helix generator" add in, but it does not work with current fusion version.

in the picture is not a cone but more complicated shape, still wrapped around with coil - made with the help of "helix generator" add in.

thank you.

Re: coil that wraps around cone

jhackney1972 — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 19:25:25 GMT

No need to use a Fusion 360 add-in, the application can do it already. Here is model with one method shown.

Re: coil that wraps around cone

dr.kaban — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 22:21:46 GMT

thank your for your example - it helped to figure out how it works. never seen any tutorial about it 🙂

Re: coil that wraps around cone

jhackney1972 — Sat, 11 Jul 2020 00:36:31 GMT

Attached is another method of creating the same design. This one takes a bit more planning to get the two features to line up correctly.

Re: coil that wraps around cone

TrippyLighting — Sat, 11 Jul 2020 09:08:50 GMT

No plugin needed:

Re: coil that wraps around cone

dr.kaban — Sat, 11 Jul 2020 10:06:16 GMT

thanks for sharing the model. however I cannot see the full history of creating that. first element i see is a coil. i don't get how do you set up different diameters at the bottom (8") and the top?

Re: coil that wraps around cone

JEFFSCYLLA — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 08:13:59 GMT

Thanks all, this examples is very instruktive

Re: coil that wraps around cone

asgregor78 — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:24:20 GMT

Great video!!!! Exactly what I was looking for!!!