Make an end loop attachment on a coil spring??

[Anonymous]

I can't figure out how to make this end loop attachment on the coil spring in Inventor, so I hope someone here will be friendly and help with it. 

I have attached a few pictures, please take a look at it, for a better understanding. 

Best Regards 

[JDMather]

Can you attach the ipt file?

Can you use the Spring Generator Design Accelerator instead?

What version of Inventor are you using?

Are you familiar with 3D sketch intersections?

[CCarreiras]

Hi!

If you want to do it mannually, you will need some sweeps or/and Lofts.

In attach one example.

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[Anonymous]

Thanks for all your replies. 

I have the 2015 pro student version. 

I can't find the extension spring component generator when I search for it in the search bar.. 

I've used  3D sketch intersections a few times in solidworks, but its some time ago.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks, I'll try to look though the file and see if I can figure it out, thanks for sharing the part. 

[JDMather]

You must be in the Assembly environment to have access to the Design Accelerators on the Design tab.

[patrickabemba9]

with compression spring we can select the placement  but i try with Extension spring it looks like there is no way to constrain it  if there is please assist me 

[JDMather]

@patrickabemba9 

Attach your assembly here.

[ian]

I have a spring in my hand that I am trying to reverse engineer, but for the love of me I cannot get inventor to do what I want, Inventor wants to do what IT thinks I want.... not what I want,  so I am using Extension Spring Component Generator, I have input exactly what I am measuring, but it will not generate me a spring, got all red text in the calculation, I have frigged around with numbers, but I am going away from the sample I have.

The software cannot tell me I'm wrong when I have a spring in my hand...... 

[JDMather]

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@ian wrote:

I have a spring in my hand that I am trying to reverse engineer...

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@ian 

No actionable information provided?

Post image of your spring.

Indicate some of the easy to measure dimensions of your spring.

Attach the *.ipt file of your attempt to model the spring here. (you have not even stated what version of Inventor you you are using)

[ian]

Hi JD, thanks for your reply. Im using Inventor 2023.2

Spring details: wire dia = 0.74mm, pitch = 0.74mm, Outside dia = 6.34 spiring height = 67mm, number of coils = 90, distance inside D loops 76.8mm

[JDMather]

Better picture...

...let me see what I can do.  

@ian 

Check back later.

See Attached.