APE Design Ctr Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Interesting scenario. I need to create an auger bit, where the ribbon of the auger wraps around the shaft. I have created a helix spiral, and a profile of the ribbon needs to wrap around this path to create the auger. When extruded, the profile seems to turn at a different axis rather than following the path. I could send a rendering to show the issue. Let me know if you can help. Thanks Quote Link to comment
islandmon Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 What do you mean by 'profile of ribbon'? Where is the center of the ribbon profile located. Extrude along Path uses the coordinates of the center of the profile to track the path. Quote Link to comment
APE Design Ctr Posted May 17, 2005 Author Share Posted May 17, 2005 I am using a rectangular profile to mimic the piece of steel that wraps not unsimilar to a ribbon around the shaft. Can I email you an image? Thanks Quote Link to comment
Kaare Baekgaard Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 I think you will get a much more predictable result by using the sweep comand with a pitch value. You can sweep the entire spiral by setting the sweep value higher than 360?. Quote Link to comment
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