topic Re: How to model rectangular coils in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

How to model rectangular coils

richjmaynard — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 12:18:44 GMT

How would I model a rectangular coil? This is the closest I've got so far by drawing a round coil and splitting it into four, then extruding the ends to join them.

I'd like the coil to form more evenly, ie the same slope on the straight and curved sections.

https://a360.co/3qVIC38

Re: How to model rectangular coils

barry9UDQ6 — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:02:37 GMT

Re: How to model rectangular coils

hamid.sh. — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:07:38 GMT

I think if you split your initial coil at proper angle and move resulting bodies upward with correct distance your current approach will make even better results.

Also have you tried 3D sketch to use it as path for sweep (for just one period)?

Re: How to model rectangular coils

TrippyLighting — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:30:34 GMT

Attached is my version:

Re: How to model rectangular coils

richjmaynard — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:34:24 GMT

Boom!

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mango.freund — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:54:26 GMT

hall @richjmaynard , @TrippyLighting, @hamid.sh., @barry9UDQ6 well, all colleagues were faster.

greetings mango

Re: How to model rectangular coils

TrippyLighting — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:09:11 GMT

I don't usually use 3D sketches, because fully constraining them can be tricky, but it came in handy this time.

It would be so nice if the pattern tool would be able to automatically combine the patterned instances!

Re: How to model rectangular coils

richjmaynard — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:14:46 GMT

Thanks everyone! I've built the below model which is going to be 3D printed as a former for the coils on my shiny new induction forge

https://youtu.be/eBb3TemzrdM

Re: How to model rectangular coils

hamid.sh. — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 07:32:02 GMT

Surely it's too late, but here is another approach without 3D sketch: