I wish to create an helix with an oblique quadrilateral cross-section. Helix works fine with a simple circle but refused to work with the drawn cross-section. I have done all the checks on the cross-section sketch I can think of but it just won't create a screw.
Would someone please tell me why not.
Pitch 70mm
Radius 100mm
Turns 1
Thanks
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Problem with Helix creation
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Problem with Helix creation
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Joseph Kimble
Joseph Kimble
Re: Problem with Helix creation
In your sketch, you need to convert your 2mm segment into construction geometry:
https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Sketcher_ToggleConstruction
https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Sketcher_ToggleConstruction
Re: Problem with Helix creation
You have a Tee intersection in the profile.
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Re: Problem with Helix creation
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
The problem was that the cross-line was not a construction line.
When I made it a construction line the right angle constraint did not matter.
All good now.
"It is much harder to simplify than to complicate."
Joseph Kimble
Joseph Kimble