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Make an end loop attachment on a coil spring??

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Message 1 of 12
Anonymous
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Make an end loop attachment on a coil spring??

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 


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Message 2 of 12
JDMather
in reply to: Anonymous

Can you attach the ipt file?

Can you use the Spring Generator Design Accelerator instead?

 

Spring DA.PNG

 

What version of Inventor are you using?

 

Are you familiar with 3D sketch intersections?


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Message 3 of 12
CCarreiras
in reply to: Anonymous

Hi!

 

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

 

In attach one example.

 

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Message 4 of 12
Anonymous
in reply to: JDMather

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.

 


Message 5 of 12
Anonymous
in reply to: CCarreiras

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

Message 6 of 12
JDMather
in reply to: Anonymous

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

 

Design Accelerators.PNG


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Message 7 of 12
patrickabemba9
in reply to: JDMather

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 

Message 8 of 12
JDMather
in reply to: patrickabemba9

@patrickabemba9 

Attach your assembly here.


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Message 9 of 12
ian
Enthusiast
in reply to: JDMather

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...... 

Message 10 of 12
JDMather
in reply to: ian


@ian wrote:

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


@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)


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Message 11 of 12
ian
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in reply to: JDMather

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

Message 12 of 12
JDMather
in reply to: ian

Better picture...

JDMather_0-1680604788620.png

...let me see what I can do.  

@ian 

Check back later.

 

See Attached.

JDMather_0-1680610779598.png

 


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