This is my second post related to the issue with creating a curved spring using Sweep feature. I am unable to create even a regular straight spring because my SW 2016 does not give me the option "twist along path." I attached the file. Any possible solutions?
Edit: previous post: Problem Creating Curved Spring using Sweep
Just to keep the continuity, here is the link to the other post:
Works fine here Yulun. I'm running SW2017 SP2.0 so you should be fine. The options changed a little bit as there is no "Twist along path" selection but there is now "Profile Twist" and "Twist Control" as shown in my screenshots.
Your model ...
A modified version with a curve in it from a spline ...
Thanks. NowI suspect my SW is not correctly installed...
Yulun, I think you have the options ...
It's just the selection below what you've selected in your other post ...
Leave the "Follow Path" selection under Profile Orientation alone and select "Specify Twist Value" under Profile Twist. Then the Twist Control selection box should appear ...
Hah. Now I see it. So they must have changed the interface. Thanks!
Aha!! I was trying to help, but Yulun is right, the interface is different there.
They allude to it here:
https://files.solidworks.com/Supportfiles/Whats_new/2016/English/whatsnew.pdf
Yulun, I think you have the options ...
It's just the selection below what you've selected in your other post ...
Leave the "Follow Path" selection under Profile Orientation alone and select "Specify Twist Value" under Profile Twist. Then the Twist Control selection box should appear ...