Hello,
I'm working on a school assignment (engineering). This particular assignment is about general business improvement. I want to illustrate my text with a fancy Plan-Do-Check-Act circle. So far I have created 2 identical helix shapes in SW 2015. How do I convert both lines into metal sheet (any solid looking surface would be good). I studied several video's about sheet metal helix but I don't get it. Also, I want to partition my helix in 5 segments per 360 degrees and somewhat colorize those parts. Like I did in my simple and flat version. I do appreciate all the advice I could get.
Thanks Maurits
Maurits,
1) To hide any sketches, etc., just right click on the feature (in the expanded feature tree) and choose Hide.
2) To get the pointed arrow at the top, I first modified the two Helix/Spiral features to add another revolution.
I then used Delete Face (Surfaces menu) to delete all of that extra revolution except for the pointed arrow.
I also used Delete Face to delete the pointed arrow at the bottom of the Helix.
As to Widows 10, SolidWorks did not officially support it until SW2015 SP5. See this discussion for more info:
Will SolidWorks 2015/16 install on Windows 10? I'm downloading through a University license and the student access form at the top says for Windows 7/8.