Circular ramp

[Anonymous]

I need to create a ramp feature around a circular boss starting at a specific location.

I think I want to use "Coil" command.

I can select the face to start at, select the center, then set the size and pitch for the coil to make the cut to form the ramp.

What I can't figure out is how to rotate the starting point of the coil to the point I need the ramp to start at.

Help?

[Anonymous]

Sounds like your doing a more complicated loft or sweep command. Maybe start with a coil then under (Construct menu) choose Plane along Path. Then choose your line that is naturally on the coil. You can then make any shape you want from beginning to the end of the coil by putting another Plane along Path. By choosing then sweep or loft to get different results. It also helps to add more Plane along paths with their profile's that you make to assist the sweep or loft. 

[TrippyLighting]

You can create your coil body as a separate body and rotate that body after creation to the desired position. Then you can use "Modify->Combine" to joint the boss and the coil bodies.

The coil tool in it's current form has some unfortunate limitations.

[Anonymous]

Thank you

I was able to make the ramp by using the coil to make a body, move and rotate the body, then combine it.

I don't know if it really gave me the geometry I really wanted, I will try a loft or sweep and see how that works.