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Spring is a common mechanical parts, there is compression,
extension and torsion spring. Here is the basic design springs in
Solidworks
1. Click New, click Part, OK.
2. Click on Top Plane and click Sketch.
3. Click Circle , sketch a circle center at origin.
Click on Smart Dimension and
click on circle a dimension it to 0.5.
Click Exit Sketch.
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4. Click on View Orientation and click on Isometric.
5. Click on Features>Curves>Helix and Spiral
and click on sketched circle as base diameter.
On its option set Define By: Height and Pitch, Constant
Pitch, Height: 2.0, Pitch: 0.2, Start Angle: 0, Clockwise
and .
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6. Click on spring bottom point
and click Features>Reference
Geometry>Plane.
7. The following steps are to show you how to create a plane
Normal To spring endpoint. Click on helix as a reference
curve.
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and . Plane1 created.
8. Click on Plane1 and click Sketch.
Click Normal To.
Click Circle and sketch a circle center at endpoint of
helix,
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Click on Smart Dimension and click on circle a
dimension it to 0.1. Click Exit Sketch.
9. Click Features>Swept Boss/Base, for
Profile and Path, click circle sketch for its profile and click
helix for its path and .
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10. Save the drawing as Spring and youre done! and .
Simple isnt it?
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