Recoil Posted September 27, 2013 Posted September 27, 2013 Hello all, I am wondering if there is a way to twist an object, I am attaching the picture of the object. Those fins should be at an angle I try coiling it however I do not see an option where I can enter the exact degrees that I can twist the item, they do twist just like I want however I just can't set the degrees I need. I am sure is possible I just do not know how to do it. Thank you all very much in advance. Quote
JD Mather Posted September 27, 2013 Posted September 27, 2013 Coil Number of turns is translation of angle. .5 turns = 180° (.5*360) .25 turns = 90° (.25*360) Therefore by algebra Turns=(desired Angle)/360) You know your desired Angle, plug it into the formula above and enter as Turns. Quote
Recoil Posted September 27, 2013 Author Posted September 27, 2013 Thank you JD I appreciate the help. I must be doing something wrong since I am not getting the angle I want, according to the formula Turns=(desired Angle)/360) if I want 99 degrees should give me, Turns=99/360, Turns=0.275. Now I might not be entering the information in the right place, I am uploading 2 images one of the settings where under the tab "Coil Size" I am entering the "Type" as Revolutions and Height, under "Height" 15.3mm that is the height of my object and "Revolutions" I am entering 0.275. Now if you look at the second image I draw a 99 degree angle and I can see the angle on the coil is way off, what am I doing wrong? Again thank you for your help. Quote
JD Mather Posted September 27, 2013 Posted September 27, 2013 I didn't understand your question. I was thinking from the end view (degrees on a circle). I have no idea what you are trying to do. Can you post a picture or the url to a picture of something similar to what you are trying to do? Quote
Recoil Posted September 27, 2013 Author Posted September 27, 2013 Thank you once more JD, here is the picture of the item I am trying to mimic. Quote
JD Mather Posted September 28, 2013 Posted September 28, 2013 What is the resultant angle looking from end of part? Quote
Recoil Posted September 28, 2013 Author Posted September 28, 2013 Wow thank you JD, you sure a master of your domain. the angle would be 99 degrees if you look from the side, end of part I am new to this I am guessing it means from the top or bottom it would be 36 degrees. Quote
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