A metal spring

Hawk · 16th June 2006, 07:01 PM

Following the instructions in AC3D manual (Page 19) on how to make a spring. Entering 3600-12 segments and .03 (The smallest square is being use with standard grid setting) in the revolve, I get a nice spring however it is not very tall. I have two quesitons. Nor do I understand what is going on.
1. How does set the box (degree, segments,and offset) to increase the height of the spring (meaning to add coils)? And produce a nice (Average) looking spring
2. And how does one arrive at a proper setting to get the right coil spacing, meaning what does the offset setting actual do, (I just kept changing it till the spring looks somewhat right (Not even close to the 1.25 setting shown in the manual), I want to know what it is doing, in relation to the grid.
What I am saying is I don't understand how to set any of the revolve setting to get what I need.

16th June 2006, 07:01 PM	#1
Hawk Senior Member Professional user Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 191	A metal spring Following the instructions in AC3D manual (Page 19) on how to make a spring. Entering 3600-12 segments and .03 (The smallest square is being use with standard grid setting) in the revolve, I get a nice spring however it is not very tall. I have two quesitons. Nor do I understand what is going on. 1. How does set the box (degree, segments,and offset) to increase the height of the spring (meaning to add coils)? And produce a nice (Average) looking spring 2. And how does one arrive at a proper setting to get the right coil spacing, meaning what does the offset setting actual do, (I just kept changing it till the spring looks somewhat right (Not even close to the 1.25 setting shown in the manual), I want to know what it is doing, in relation to the grid. What I am saying is I don't understand how to set any of the revolve setting to get what I need.