Spiral Spring
Last year I worked on several parametric 3D spiral routines – which I call
"Spiralitis". I gave up because I did not know enough about spring and
screw manufacturing and could not access such expertise.
Cany you send any drawings of the springs you have in mind? I especially
want to know what the typical beginnings and ends of springs (how they are
cut or formed). I want to know if a sectional cut through a spring is
circular or elliptical. And do you have any illustration as to the
geometry of a spring that is in the process of being squeezed or stretched.
Or is there a textbook about springs?
Currently my routines are surface oriented – but I could look at AME
possibilities. I had a lot of fun with variable radius springs, springs
along splined 3Dplines, multi-thread springs that spiraled along the
spiral, variable profile springs and lots of other good stuff.