Tutorial: How to use coil feature in Autodesk Inventor?

Abhijeet

20 Feb, 2012 05:08 AM

Tutorial to use coil feature in Autodesk Inventor.

1. Step 1:

   Invoke a sketch in Inventor. Sketch a vertical line which would be the axis and a profile(circle in this case). Finish the sketch.
   

   

2. Step 2:

   Click on coil.
   

   

3. Step 3:

   Select the appropriate parameters.
   

   

4. Step 4:

   Switch to "coil size".Select the type according to your choice. Change the no. of revolution.
   

   

5. Step 5:

   Provide a taper angle if your design requires this.
   

   

6. Step 6:

   Providing a higher taper angle increases the taperness of the coil.
   

   

7. Step 7:

   This is the result of providing the negative taper angle.
   

   

8. Step 8:

   Switch to "coil ends" and select the parameters.
   

   

9. Step 9:

   This is the result of using previous parameters.