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Helical Sweep

DanielYoder
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Helical Sweep

Hi, I am trying to model a piece of tubing that is .160 OD and .110 ID. It is packaged by wraping four times around your four fingers and allowing the two ends to extend down 1" past the bottom of the loop.I am attaching PDF of my attempt.Please advise. Thank You
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I would not try to make this part with this feature type because of the shape. A sequence of curves and datums followed by variable section sweep (with constant section) to create the solid seems more appropriate.
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