Tutorial on " How to create spring in Solidworks"

Bhagyesh Balkrishna Kasle

17 May, 2019 06:45 PM

This tutorial explains " How to create spring in Solidworks".
For video tutorial kindly click on following link

1. Step 1: Go through the diagram

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

2. Step 2: Draw a circle for spring

   Select a right plane and draw a circle of diameter 60mm

   

   
   

   

   Then exit from sketch

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

3. Step 3: Drawing helix

   Select the circle and go to curves-> helix and spiral

   

   
   

   As the pitch and height is given, select "pitch and height from drop down list"

   

   Enter height as 97, pitch 9.7 and starting angle as 180 degree

   

   
   

   
   

4. Step 4: Now will draw remaining sketches

   Select front plane and draw sketch as shown in figure

   

   
   

   
   

5. Step 5: Add new sketch

   Now we have to join the helix and the last drawn sketch. To joining, we have to use 3d sketch.

   

   
   

   Select spline from draw toolbar

   

   
   

   Join two endpoints using spline

   

   
   

   To maintain the proper shape, we have to adjust both control point. Select first control point and click on "along x"

   

   Similarly select second point and click on "along y" in add relations

   

   and exit from sketch.

   
   

6. Step 6: Draw sketch on other sides

   Draw a sketch on front plane as shown in figure

   

   
   

   
   

7. Step 7: Join sketch and helix

   Again repeat step 5

   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

8. Step 8: Join all the sketches

   Now we have to join all the sketches to make smooth path

   

   Go to Curves-> Composite curve

   

   Select all the sketches and click ok

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

9. Step 9: Creation of solid for spring

   Go to sweep

   

   Click on circular profile option as our profile is circular

   

   Select path and set diameter as 9mm and click ok

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

10. Step 10: Final product

    The spring will look like this

    

    
    

    

    
    

    

    
    

    
    

11. Step 11: Video tutorial

    For video tutorial click on my video