How to create helix along curve
When a Helix command is used in CATIA, a line has to be selected as an axis. To create a helix curve along any curve, not only a straight line, follow these steps.
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Step 1:
1. Define a curve (it will be an "axis" of a helix curve). Using this curve, create a swept surface, as shown on Fig.1.
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Step 2:
2. Define a Boundary on one of the curves end. Define a point on that boundary and then use it to create a line. A line should start form that point and be tangent to the boundary (see Fig.2).
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Step 3:
3. Now create another line (Fig.3), it should start from the same point, as a Line type select: Angle/Normal to curve, select previous line as a reference curve and swept surface as a Support. Assign an angle and end length. Make sure that the Gometry on support option is selected!
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Step 4:
4. A helix curve has been created - Fig.4.
