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Revolving a helix

You can revolve a helix with the PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. tool. Path and geometry are previewed as you pull along the axis or enter dimensions, as shown in the image below.

To revolve a helix

1. Select the PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. tool in the Edit group on the Design2D or 3D model that contains at least one top-level component. tab. The Select tool guide on the right side of the Design windowArea in the user interface that displays your model or assembly. Also known as Workspace. should be active.

2. Select the face or edge you want to revolve.

3. Select the RevolveMoveA tool used to translate or rotate geometry. in a path around an axis. Use the PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. tool to revolve faces, edges, or a helix around an axis. The axis may be a straight line, axis, or edge. See Subtractive revolve. tool guide.

4. Click the axis you want to revolve around.

5. Select the RevolveMoveA tool used to translate or rotate geometry. in a path around an axis. Use the PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. tool to revolve faces, edges, or a helix around an axis. The axis may be a straight line, axis, or edge. See Subtractive revolve. HelixPullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. tool option that revolves the selected shape around an axis to create a screw or drill shape. You control the height, direction, pitch, and taper. option in the Options panelArea of the user interface that enables you to modify functions specific to tools..

6. For points, select the PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. Both Sides option in the general Options panelArea of the user interface that enables you to modify functions specific to tools. to create a helix in both directions.

7. Set the handedness of the helix by checking or unchecking the Right-Handed HelixPullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. tool option that revolves the selected shape around an axis to create a screw or drill shape. You control the height, direction, pitch, and taper. option in the Options panelArea of the user interface that enables you to modify functions specific to tools.. To create a Left-Handed HelixPullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. tool option that revolves the selected shape around an axis to create a screw or drill shape. You control the height, direction, pitch, and taper., uncheck the Right-Handed HelixPullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. tool option that revolves the selected shape around an axis to create a screw or drill shape. You control the height, direction, pitch, and taper. option.

8. PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. along the axis to create the helix dynamically.

   As you pull, you can enter dimensions in the helix dimension fields:

   • PitchUnit of length that a helix face shifts per 360º rotation; distance from one point on a thread to the corresponding point on the next thread. is the amount that the helix face shifts per 360 degrees of rotation.

   • TaperAngle of a helix or threads made on a conical surface. See Helix, Thread. is the helix angle.

   Press Tab to switch between dimension fields and Enter to accept the dimensions and create the helix.

To create a helix dimensionally

You can also create a helix by entering the height (the total length of the helix). Press Tab to switch between dimension fields and preview the helix. Click the Full PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. option to create the entire helix based on the dimensions.

Options

The following options are available in the PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. tool. Once you select the edge or face to pull, select these options from the Options panelArea of the user interface that enables you to modify functions specific to tools., or right-click and select them from the mini-toolbar: