Easy way to make a bent spring or cord.

[PhilProcarioJr]

Over the last few years I have seen people ask how to make a bent spring or cord so I figured I would show an easy way to do it.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/fusion-360/getting-started/caas/screencast/Main/Details/d9bba...

Cheers,

Phil

[PhilProcarioJr]

Another example....

[PhilProcarioJr]

Using this same technique you can get some great results.

Complex two part mill to encase the vase in wood.

[etfrench]

Great technique to add to the toolbox.

[TrippyLighting]

Nice one @PhilProcarioJr!

[tdoJLDMA]

@ PhilProcarioJr

Thank you for sharing this great technique! 👍

@ All

I follow Phil model history but for some reason I am unable to select my sketch in blue as profile.  Any idea?

Much appreciate your time and help.

[davebYYPCU]

Move to Patch area with orange menu items, will not work with blue icons up there.

[tdoJLDMA]

Thank you for reminding me that it's a surface and not solid model.  I keep forgetting that it's two separate thing in F360.

By the way, I guess it is normal that F360 is so slow to render this surface helical sweep.

[PhilProcarioJr]

@tdoJLDMA

"By the way, I guess it is normal that F360 is so slow to render this surface helical sweep."

Depends on how many turns you need but yes it can be.

[melvinbrian3d]

excellent Trick and Technique.!!

thanks for sharing

[sanket223.patil]

Wow .Nice Trick . Thanks for sharing . Any more creative Ideas , Please do share 🙂

[PhilProcarioJr]

@sanket223.patil

"Any more creative Ideas , Please do share 🙂"

I have hundreds of them posted right here in the forums, you just need to do a little digging. 😉 Most of my tricks and tips deal with T-Splines and DM modeling...

I still use Fusion at the Forge for some work but due to the current focus of the development of Fusion I don't use it for my personal work anymore. One of the reasons I don't post much these days.

[melvinbrian3d]

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@PhilProcarioJr wrote:

@sanket223.patil

"Any more creative Ideas , Please do share 🙂"

I have hundreds of them posted right here in the forums, you just need to do a little digging. 😉 Most of my tricks and tips deal with T-Splines and DM modeling...

I still use Fusion at the Forge for some work but due to the current focus of the development of Fusion I don't use it for my personal work anymore. One of the reasons I don't post much these days.

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thanks... i'm digging 🙂 i just found your Train Project.. Thats INSANE man... Congrats!!

[PhilProcarioJr]

@melvinbrian3d

Thanks, I wish I could have finished that project in Fusion but at the time I stopped using Fusion on it, I was pushing Fusion way beyond it's limits. Fusion just can't handle large assemblies....Just to open that Train in Fusion takes almost a half hour on a very high end computer. Since I need good surfacing tools and the fact that I rarely ever work on simple models anymore it doesn't fit the bill for me.

[sanket223.patil]

Hello @PhilProcarioJr

How to design this spring ? It has different diameters. In middle it more than ends .

[PhilProcarioJr]

@sanket223.patil

That's pretty easy, step through the history on the file attached and you will see how to do it.

[TheCADWhisperer]

I didn’t open the file to examine - but image appears to be missing variable pitch.

[sanket223.patil]

Thanks alot @PhilProcarioJr .

Let me try this out .

[PhilProcarioJr]

@TheCADWhisperer

You're correct I didn't add variable pitch as he didn't ask me to explain that. If he wants me to explain that also I would be glad to, that is also pretty simple to achieve.

[sanket223.patil]

Yes , I need variable pitch too.