Helix Generator

[Anonymous]

Had the Helix Generator on my Fusion 360, and since most recent update it will not work? Deleted it, tried to redownload it and will not attach??

[imajar]

You will probably need to contact the person who wrote the Helix Generator to help you. . .  If you can provide a code example and specific error, then someone on this forum may be able to help.

If you are interested in writing your own script, the code below would be a good starting point.  Or, you could just update the parameters and use it as is. . . (Note that the units of measure are cm and radians though)

import adsk.core, adsk.fusion, adsk.cam, traceback

def run(context):
    ui = None
    try:
        app = adsk.core.Application.get()
        ui  = app.userInterface
        product = app.activeProduct
        design = adsk.fusion.Design.cast(product)
        design.designType = adsk.fusion.DesignTypes.DirectDesignType
        rootComp = design.rootComponent
        bRepTemp = adsk.fusion.TemporaryBRepManager.get()    

        #Helix Parameters        
        axisPoint = adsk.core.Point3D.create(10.0, 10.0, 10.0)
        axisVector = adsk.core.Vector3D.create(0.0, 1.0, 0.0)
        startPoint = adsk.core.Point3D.create(8.0, 2.0, 10.0)
        pitch = 1.0
        turns = 5
        taperAngle = 0.5
        
        #Create the helix
        helixBody = bRepTemp.createHelixWire(axisPoint,axisVector,startPoint,pitch,turns,taperAngle)
        bRepBodies=rootComp.bRepBodies
        newHelix=bRepBodies.add(helixBody)
        sketches=rootComp.sketches
        xyPlane=rootComp.xYConstructionPlane
        mySketch=sketches.add(xyPlane)   
        mySketch.include(newHelix.wires[0].edges[0])
        newHelix.deleteMe()

    except:
        if ui:
            ui.messageBox('Failed:\n{}'.format(traceback.format_exc()))