Hello, is it possible to twist a shape, in this case a square, around a curving path? I assumed it would require loft with a guide curve, but I can’t get it to work.

[image] Tapered thread Need help? We are here. I need to draw up and print a tapered thread and I see there were a couple of threads started several years ago but none seemed to go anywhere. One was requesting advice to do exactly what I need to draw up but unfortunately t…

Another way if needed. [image] [image]

I drew something akin to a conical spring by revolving a wide flat rectangle and then intersecting it with a shelled truncated cone. It’s not exactly what you’re looking for, but it might be a starting point. [image]

@jpulaski Creating the conical spiral is the easy part. Creating a thread that follows the spiral would appear to be as simple as sweeping a thread profile along the spiral… but it’s not that simple… Fail! [Fail!] First I create a profile [First I create a profile] Switch to 3D view [Swit…

Twisted loft on a curving path

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Robert April 6, 2022, 11:05am 2

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Twisted loft on a curving path

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