Is there a way to create a Helix or helical path WITHOUT a coil body?

[MarcusAlanHaberfield]

FUSION360. Sorry, I wasn't sure if this section was Fusion360 exclusive or all Autodesk products. First time posting.

I'm trying to sweep a relatively complex profile along a helical path. 

In every other CAD package I've used, I've been able to create the helix with Radius, Pitch, Height etc. and then use the path however I want.

99% of the time I don't want a circular coil. Sometimes I don't even want to use the path to create a body, it's a placement mechanism.

Every time I try to use the coil body, I have to see a big ugly spring that gets in the way of my project. And I can't seem to select the path line if the coil is toggled invisible.

I assume I'm not the only one who has found this a little frustrating. 

[PhilProcarioJr]

@MarcusAlanHaberfield

Simple answer is no.

How you need to do it so you don't have that ugly coil in your scene is to start a sketch and project include 3d geometry. That will produce your helix for your sweep operation then right click on the coli body and select remove. (Not delete)

[jeff_strater · Accepted solution]

Yes, unfortunately, at the current moment there is no helix curve in Fusion.  I've been pushing to get that bumped up in priority (the workaround of using a coil primitive kind of offends me...).  I have been making progress, and I think it is fairly high on the enhancement list currently.  No promises about delivery dates yet, though, sorry...

Jeff

[MarcusAlanHaberfield]

Okay. Well, poop.

Thanks for the heads up.

Keep fighting the good fight. 

[Anonymous]

I know this is older, but I was looking for the same thing.

I found a plugin that helps with helix spline creation in case others are still looking for this too:

https://apps.autodesk.com/FUSION/en/Detail/Index?id=3003630592139047508&appLang=en&os=Win64

it's the best thing I have found so far, but it is a little older.

[infoDLQYB]

Any update on this?  I really want just a wire frame of the coil so that I can sweep along it with a cutting operation on a post.  I am trying to fashion a barley twist leg for woodworking.  It was hard to do in sketchup but possible as one of the intermediate steps was to create a coil.

[TheCADWhisperer]

@MarcusAlanHaberfield 

This is easy.

Create the Coil Surface. (or Sweep with Twist)

Project the edge (although that step isn't really needed.)

Can you File>Export your *.f3d file to your local drive and then Attach it here to a Reply?

[ksAZ3XE]

did you manage to do any progress on this in the past 8 years??