How would I build a corrugated straw that is curved?

[Anonymous]

Hi all,

I am new to Fusion 360 (Actually, I'm new to all 3-D programs except Google Sketchup...) and I have a need to be able to create curved corrugated straws.
I need to be able to import the file into the KeyShot rendering program to be able to add the straws to existing scenes.

I see that it is relatively simple to create lathed shapes (like it is in Sketchup), but I'm not sure about making that corrugated shape follow a curved path (if that would even be the method to use).  Would this be a difficult task to perform?

Remember, although I'm a graphic artist and have a lot of experience in Illustrator and PhotoShop, I am very new to 3_D programs so be gentle!

Thanks

[junyuan.zhuJ4HVC]

Hi Blumquist, 

Welcome. But I guess you posted in a wrong place and duplicated the post. 

In the belowing video is what came to my mind first when I saw this post.

Please visit our tutorial site http://fusion360.autodesk.com/learning/learning.html?guid=GUID-EF6AC718-E891-42FE-A2B5-C289D320FEDF for more info on patern and other modeling skills.

Hope this helps.

Sty