difficult swept cut

Can anyone out there help with this one?

I want to create a swept cut along a helical path. The tricky part is that the outer diameter of the helix is not constant. Imagine a helix with the OD in an hourglass shape. That is about what I am trying to do.

Any ideas? (Still on 2005).

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Mark.Stringham
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Let me know one way or the other if it helps?

John Layne

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John Layne

John,

Thanks! That was exactly what I was trying to do.

To the others that contacted me directly: thank you. It was the helical path that I was having troubles with. John's example is excellent!

One thing ProE has over Solidworks is the ability to easily do a variable profile helix. With this trick in the toolbox one can accomplish the same thing.

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Mark.Stringham

Happy to help

John Layne

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