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How To Create Spring

This document provides instructions for creating a spring model in SolidWorks: 1. Set up a new part file with inch units and create a center sketch circle of 0.5 inches. 2. Insert a helix curve as the coil path and sketch a 0.05 inch circle on a side plane as the coil profile. 3. Use a swept boss/base feature to extrude the coil profile along the helix path to create the spring.

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How To Create Spring

This document provides instructions for creating a spring model in SolidWorks: 1. Set up a new part file with inch units and create a center sketch circle of 0.5 inches. 2. Insert a helix curve as the coil path and sketch a 0.05 inch circle on a side plane as the coil profile. 3. Use a swept boss/base feature to extrude the coil profile along the helix path to create the spring.

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How to create spring

April 25, 2012

1. Click New

(File>New) , click Part

, OK .

2. Click Option
(Tools>Option) , select Document Properties tab. Select Units ,
under Unit System select IPS (inch, pound, second) OK.
3. Select Top Plane , from lower left menu select Normal To.

4. Click Sketch
in Command Manager, click Circle
. As
you can see on upper right corner sketch icon appear indicate that youre on sketch

mode

5. Pick Origin

point as starting point, drag to right hand side

no need to be exact the size will define in later step. Press


keyboard ESC to end circle sketch.
Note: There is two type line generated by in sketching, the one with black line and blue
line. Black line is line that fully defined and blue line is under defined..

6. Define sketch with dimension. Click Smart Dimension

dimensioning pick circle edge and set to 0.50in


keyboard ESC to end smart dimension.

, and start

. Press

7. Change display to Isometric view.

8. Insert coil, Click Insert>Curve>Helix/Spiral

9. Press F to zoom fit, set Parameters Constant Pitch , Pitch 0.10in Revolutions 4 , Start

angle 0.0deg and

10. Click to Right Plane

, click Normal To

11. Click Sketch , click Circle . Sketch circle at start point, then click Smart dimension

set circle diameter to 0.05in .

12. Click exit sketch

menu. Click Swept Boss/Base

sketch

. Click Features

and activate features

and set Profile to Sketch2 by click on circle

and set Path by click

helix path
.

and

13. Change display to Isometric view.

14. Press F to zoom fit.

Done. Pat yourself on back.

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