Hi, I need to model a 3d spiral spring, or even just a 3d spiral line/path. Can you help , please?

@Ansadek This is just one way to produce a ‘Spring’ there are others. Sketch > Circle draw a Circle appropriate to the diameter Spring that you need Add > Construction Plane > Perpendicular to curve at point shown here on the right of the Circle [IMG_0938] Tap on the Circle to select it’s Face…

Greeting, Here’s another way to create a spiral spring. Sketch a line that represents the center axis. Draw a circle the diameter of the rod at a distance from the line. That distance is the radius of the spring. Go to Tools, select Revolve. Tap the pencil inside the circle (now highlighted). S…

[image] Thanks a lot Gelphyn and MikTiger for your insightful replies. Unfortunately, what I am trying to model is not a cylindrical spiral (spring), but rather a conical one, as Ivtrued to show in the attached sketch. I wonder if it can be done via Shaper3d?

Can you please help me. I need to draw a spring revolving around an arc. Instead of the spring revolving around a straight axis like shown in the tutorial, I need the axis to be an arc. How can I do that?

@drkhateeb In the following use your own dimensions, this is just one way to convey the method to achieve the objective. The actual dimensions used in this example can be better viewed by tapping on an the image to expand. Sketch the Diameter of the Material to be used to create the Spring, Sketch…

Thank you very much. Very helpful. It worked perfectly. Much appreciated

@drkhateeb Thanks for your response it is useful to hear what has worked for others. I am using this opportunity to improve my input by adding to the overall information regarding Helix on various Paths. If there is a requirement to have a less pronounced Curve the Radius of Curvature can be incr…

There is no specific tool to create a conical spring. However, there is a workaround that takes just a few steps and will produce a conical spring just like in your rough sketch. Are you, or anyone else, still interested in kowing how to do it? If so then I will attempt to upload a video.

Here’s a quick and dirty approach.

Modeling a 3d spiral spring

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Gelphyn January 5, 2020, 9:59pm 6

@Ansadek
Please see:

https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/conical-helix/4926

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