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608 B
Python
21 lines
608 B
Python
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import cadquery as cq
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r = 0.5 # Radius of the helix
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p = 0.4 # Pitch of the helix - vertical distance between loops
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h = 2.4 # Height of the helix - total height
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# Helix
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wire = cq.Wire.makeHelix(pitch=p, height=h, radius=r)
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helix = cq.Workplane(obj=wire)
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# Final result: A 2D shape swept along a helix.
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result = (
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cq.Workplane('XZ') # helix is moving up the Z axis
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.center(r, 0) # offset isosceles trapezoid
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.polyline(((-.15,0.1), (0.0,0.05), (0,0.35), (-0.15,0.3)))
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.close() # make edges a wire
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.sweep(helix, isFrenet=True) # Frenet keeps orientation as expected
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)
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show_object(result)
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