Solidworks 2008 - Helical spring with changing pitch

[mcgiggity69]

I can't believe how much more user friendly this program is to use than the one I am learning about in my school right now! We use ProEngineer, and some of the features in it are WAY too complicated for a high schooler to be learning in my opinion. Assuming you're a beginner at the program, it would take anywhere between 5 to 7 minutes to make a helical spring(assuming that it won't give you any problems along the way), whereas with SW it was like 5 seconds. why cant my school use SW instead? xP

[gtrjim2008]

@mcgiggity69 Actually I'm a bit surprised that they use Pro/E at high schools. Solidworks is way easier.

[mcgiggity69]

@gtrjim2008 yeah i agree xP maybe its because of budget problems or something as far as I know. At my school ProE gives us nothing but problems, and some of the steps you have to take to complete a feature are just way too long and complicated sometimes. It also crashes when you have to translate a part onscreen and it closes the program randomly, but I think thats more of a hardware error than a software one. Its not a bad program, but I think its too confusing for high schoolers.

[gtrjim2008]

@mcgiggity69 I didn't say it's bad, Pro/E is one of the well respected packages, but i would choose SolidWorks or Inventor for high school and/or professionally too. During the past years I've used many CAD/CAE programs the most painful to use were NX and Pro/E while the most appealing and fast to get your job done with were SolidWorks and Inventor.

[mcgiggity69]

@gtrjim2008 i know, i wasnt trying to imply its a bad program, Pro/E is a really good program for engineers/designers, but for high school education I believe that it really shouldnt be used. I just think that my school chose it over SW because the school edition is free and SW isn't. My friend doesn't find it too surprising that they use Pro/E in our school, but then again he does CAD work for a living using Pro/E so he knows a lot more about the program than other students do.

[BWCmike]

how can you make a screw with changing cross sectional profile? sweep is needed to make twisted extrude it seams, and loft is needed to use two profiles. how can you have both?

[ale03000]

Ya he was speaking English I could understand it no problem. But how do you make the spring move with varying pitch in an assembly? Will it move accordingly if you place it in an assembly? Still I didn't know this thanks :].

[elless27]

did u create this on an aeroplane in d cockpit? d noise in d bak is really annoying apart from dat well explained..

[elless27]

did u create this on an aeroplane in d cockpit? d noise in d bak is really annoying

[DanialWali]

Jazakallah khair, that was pretty clear.

[ayman4d]

جزاك الله خير اخي الكريم على هذا الشرح

و ارجو رفع المزيد من شرح هذا البرنامج

بالتوفيق

[ayman4d]

ما شاء الله

جزام الله خير على هذا الشرح و اتمنى المزيد

بالتوفيق

[z55z]

that was very very helpful .... jazak allah 5eer :)

[FedericoGlamour]

Hi, Great !!! Please write your email, we have a project in CAD 3D, are you interested?

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[ParisKentucky]

nicely done.  thanks.

[jose0010]

thanks nice one

[danger354]

nice ur muslim salam alakon brother

[fullback4glin]

Cheers that is perfect :)

[gaztoon17]

Stop giving this guy grief......his English is perfectly understandable!Thanks.

[waylifetruth]

If you make it variable pitch instead of using configurations, is there a dynamic animation within an assembly when you move it's mated entities? Thanks for the video.

[longdickandwhat]

i use to use this program but the guy pay me only 13 dollars an hour now tell me is that worth going to school

[damastergen326]

thanks, it was very helpful and informative!

[jesussavesinner]

gtrjim2008, I can't hardly make out the detail in what you are clicking. Can you update the vid?

[gtrjim2008]

Thanks for all the comments guys, I'll update this video & I'll add a couple of new ones too in a few days.

[mzurector]

dont bother dude its a good video

[b2xoz]

hello you are a german right???? i can't understand what you are saying you just mumble

[gtrjim2008]

No, I'm not German, I've already apologized for the sound quality, I'll replace this video with a better one, once i got the time. Hopefully soon.

[chillout144]

@b2xoz he is greek

[gtrjim2008]

Thank you guys. I know the voice is low and not clear, it was my very first attemp to record a video.

Next time it'll be better. If you have any requests for other tutorials just ask.

Cheers.

[iglootree]

Thats very helpful that mate, do you know how to draw a rose joint?

[gtrjim2008]

yes, a rose joint (or a spherical joint as some might know it) is easy to make, I'll try to post it this week end.

[wilkoslavakia]

good lesson all i would suggest is you make your voice a little clearer and louder in your next lesson (which i am looking fored to ;) )

[j3susisgodimlord]

gosh you are the best spring maker! Walaikum salam! I'm from malaysia man!!~ Peace bro!~