Spring Animation

[behnt]

Absolutely. This method makes for a much faster render of animations

[zalphyr]

Can you animate the spring in motion study? Or anything that could actually save the animation into a file?

[italicus84]

Hey! Thanks fot the tutorial. However, I cannot move the spring in the way that the different parts remain parallel. How can I do that? Do I have to create any axes? it is not explained in the tutorial.

[Kinglevy7]

I never thought of doing it like this, very nice.

[petefia]

hey, how can i align the springs, in the final assembly? i don't understand how to do that

[comsetup]

before this i used spiral to make spring...but this step is easier,thanks dude!

[Guessagainkk]

Nice, I call this realtime active in editing mode (not sketch mode) rather than rebuild frame by frame in animation .

Anyway, use surface sweep rather than solid to save graphics processing!

[jaredarm]

Thank you SO much! This helped so much in rendering the valves on an engine!

[eponge21]

I can never copy an object in SW. Whatever I do, Ctrl+C, it would say This item cannot be copied to the clipboard. I thought Behnt hit Ctrl C too and it worked!!! What did I do wrong?

[UESDB]

Hi Behnt,

When using the first technique for making the spring change pitch (by showing the sketch and dragging it upwards) i am unable to do this because the sketch seems to be locked outside of edit sketch mode. Is there a certain setting that needs to be enabled which will allow me to drag sketches outside of edit sketch mode?

Thanks alot

[50orginal]

@UESDB  Activate "instant 3d" (i big button right obove)

[ednuttah]

behnt, Great video, helpful aswell. Just out of interest, I think you could have just clicked the green tick, and that would automatically create a mate relation between the two origins. Was that what was needed?

[PeterDiCapua]

Hello, I'm designing a coil system wrapped in a bowl that has a radius bottom and i think i should use a spring or spiral but i dont know how to manipulate the radius of the spiral...I understand messing with the vertical or spring rate but not inside diameter of the actual spring diameter. thoughts?

[behnt]

I would google SolidJott and go to that website and ask as it would be your best resource and I could explain better there.

Ben

[PeterDiCapua]

Great video...very creative if you have some time to kill..Nice Job.

[ale03000]

I did a spring and mated it in an assembly just like the spring in the video. But I can't make it move like the spring in the video and it's moving everywhere. How do you align it? Is there any procedures missing in the video?

[knalert]

i have exactly the same problem

[weazunit]

thanks , i came to you tube thinking i wouldnt find anything on this , and was i wrong lol. thanks a bunch!!!!!

[nuurka36]

Respect :D

[behnt]

Once you have done the sketch close it. You cannot do this while the sketch function is acitve

[rt68vette]

Quick question, after I draw the sketch, it's not allowing me to sweep the circle. Any advice? I'm using 2009 Premium.

[delly41]

i love you man

i tryied to learn easy way soo many years

i found now

[behnt]

I am traveling the next couple of days if you go register and ask at SolidJott (dot) com you could get an answer there quite easilly. They are all familiar with the cast as well. All free and there is a SolidWorks plugin to put SolidJott into the solidworks environment to make help easier

[AndrePatita]

Thanks very much man,i have a project t o day 24 and i have a problem with assembly,to join all together..can you help me?

[behnt]

My pleasure. All I ask in exchange is that you spread the word about my podcasts and solidjott.

Ben

[shogardelo]

you saved me :D:D...thank you :D