Jagged edges using Sweep tool to create coil

[bigonvalue]

Hi All,

(1) Getting jagged edges on my coil, rather than a nice smooth surface:

Does anyone know how to remove these edges?  I tried saving as an OBJ and it included the edges.

(2) I tried saving my coil as a STEP file — it ended up 6.8GB in size?  Ideas?

Thanks

[wmhazzard]

There are empty sketches and missing geometry for the construction plane and sweep and multiple bodies. I would start over and keep everything in one component for the body. Maybe that will fix the coil. 

Here is how I would do it.

[bigonvalue]

Thank you.  After the sweep, how do you restrict the pipe from only following the outer edge of the coil?
Whenever I apply the "Pipe" tool, it follows every path, including the original sketch. 

[wmhazzard]

Deselect chain selection in the pipe command and it should work. 

[bigonvalue]

Once again, thanks for your help! 

Done some testing....I found Fusion does not handle larger twist angles.  

When I increased sweep twist the file you sent to 15000, it looses its smooth curves and becomes angulated

Seems to produce smooth curves up to about 9000?

[wmhazzard · Accepted solution]

It does look like it can't handle the high twist. 

[bigonvalue]

Even more issues when you try and align one end of the coil cord. Fusion simply crashes.

[wmhazzard]

What are you trying to do with the coil, is it aesthetic or functional?

[bigonvalue]

Aesthetic for prototype imagery at the moment.