Creating a coil around a non-uniform solid

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I am designing a "knitting needle" with a textured outer surface to improve its grip.

Here is the reference photo of what I'd like to replicate (it is highlighted in red):

Reference photo

I have tried creating a coil in the solid design workspace, however I am unsure how to have the coil:

1. Have a "fillet" between the coil and the needle (so that it has a smooth transition like in the reference photo).
2. Have the coil follow the path of the ogive so that the needle has a uniform texture.

I have attached the F3D file to this post. You will find the needle in the "stick component.

Thank you for taking the time to assist me with this.

[etfrench · Accepted solution]

Use a Surface workspace Sweep to create a helix:

Use that to Split Face the body:

Use that as the path in a Pipe command:

[22405652]

Thanks for your reply, I forgot to mention that I am a novice at Fusion and CAD in general.

I would really appreciate it if you could kindly break down the steps for me.

Even better if you could provide a screen recording of the steps you followed.

I understand that this might not be possible so I would like to thank you for taking the time to assist me regardless.

[etfrench]

In the attached file there are two methods to do this.  The first shows how to use a Surface workspace sweep and pipe command.  The second (Stick2 component) shows how to use a coil. The Surface workspace method is better suited to more organic profiles.  Edit the features to see what effect each of the settings will have on the final shape.

Coil:

[22405652]

Thats excellent, thank you very much.

How do I extend the coil so that it wraps around the slope as illustrated below?:

[etfrench]

Unfortunately, a coil is only cylindrical.  The surface sweep is the only method I know that will work on non-cylindrical faces.  Instead of using a pipe in the surface sweep method, you can use a solid workspace sweep or a loft.