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March 6, 2018, 06:14 |
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Gert-Jan
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1) Create a small round surface (end face or start face) of your helical.
2) Create 4 points that describe your larger helical diameter. Say 0°, 90° 180° and 270°. Make sure you shift the points a bit in vertical distance to follow the helical shape. Let point 0° be the center of your small round surface from step 1. 3) connect the four points by a line. 4) extrude the face a long the line 5) repeat 2, 3 and 4 to extend the helical shape You might need extra points at the end or start of your line to control the starting angle. |
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March 7, 2018, 10:59 |
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Vish
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Is your question about creating the geometry or meshing it in ICEM?
If you want to create the geometry, then I recommend using SpaceClaim. If your question is about meshing it, then perhaps I can help. Thanks |
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