Pattern on Helical 3D sketch guide plane

[Anonymous]

Hi ,

I'm trying to create a pattern on a 3D helical sketch,

My main problem is when using the rectangular pattern and setting a direction of the pattern , the extrusion follows the helical path however it tapers off as it moves inwards the helical path.

I know if it was a sweep I can set the sweep in reference to a guide plane, to eliminate the taper as needed and I was wandering if there's a similar method or solution to patterns.

Here's what I got so far,

Appreciate any ideas/tips 

[Anonymous]

Hi ,

I'm trying to create a pattern on a 3D helical sketch,

My main problem is when using the rectangular pattern and setting a direction of the pattern , the extrusion follows the helical path however it tapers off as it moves inwards the helical path.

I know if it was a sweep I can set the sweep in reference to a guide plane, to eliminate the taper as needed and I was wandering if there's a similar method or solution to patterns.

Here's what I got so far,

Appreciate any ideas/tips 

[Anonymous]

Update:

I managed to get the pattern to follow the sweep surface from sketch driven pattern without any tapering,

However now the problem is the direction is lost, meaning the parts are not oriented correctly toward the center of the helix.

[Anonymous]

Update:

I managed to get the pattern to follow the sweep surface from sketch driven pattern without any tapering,

However now the problem is the direction is lost, meaning the parts are not oriented correctly toward the center of the helix.

[JDMather]

Zip and Attach file here.

[JDMather]

Zip and Attach file here.

[Anonymous]

@JDMather, here are the files, I tried attaching them to your comment 

[Anonymous]

@JDMather, here are the files, I tried attaching them to your comment 

[Anonymous]

@JDMather 

[Anonymous]

@JDMather 

[JDMather]

My instructions were to zip, not rar.

I do not own a rar extractor.

Zip comes free in Windows OS.

Simply right click on file (or folder) and select Send to Compressed (zipped) Folder.

Attach the *.zip file here.

Not *.rar

[JDMather]

My instructions were to zip, not rar.

I do not own a rar extractor.

Zip comes free in Windows OS.

Simply right click on file (or folder) and select Send to Compressed (zipped) Folder.

Attach the *.zip file here.

Not *.rar

[Anonymous]

@JDMather… my bad, here they are .

[Anonymous]

@JDMather… my bad, here they are .

[S_May · Accepted solution]

@Anonymous 

do this in individual segments, not larger than 359 ° a Segment... !

[S_May · Accepted solution]

@Anonymous 

do this in individual segments, not larger than 359 ° a Segment... !

[S_May · Accepted solution]

the other one...

[S_May · Accepted solution]

the other one...