HOW can create conical spring with move feature ?
i have problem by create conical spring that have moving feature. pleas help tnx
2 Answers
you need to use motion manager and sketch inside an assembly
I can think of a couple ways to do it with configurations.
One way would be to model both spring conditions (relaxed/compressed) as separate bodies and use configurations to delete one or the other bodies such that you can select the one you want. (Edit to add: this method is clunky and will not be as assembly friendly as the second way)
Second way would be to control the height and taper angles of the helix with a configuration to again have relaxed and compressed configurations.
Another way would be to use an equation with some trig to make the taper angle self adjust to whatever height you input, then you could do it without configurations and simply adjust the height dim to whatever you want. (Edit to add: I played with this for a bit and it's not as straightforward as I first thought due to the limitations of the tapered helix variables. It might be possible, but I haven't figured it out yet.)
Files attached for "second way"
