difficulties in torsion spring

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July 23, 2012
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hi

how can i make the leg of the torsion spring is flexible to the assembly? please note am nat asking about dynamics mechanism. in a standard assembly i need to fix the torsion spring in a practical method, i mean by deflecting the two legs. how it has to be done in an assembly?

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Dale_Rosema

23-Emerald III

Unless you have an answer already, you may have accidentally marked you discussion as having an assumed answer.

The way I have done this before is to have two instances, the free state, and as assembled.

Thanks,

Dale Rosema

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vinoth

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hi Dale rosema

i think thats not a right way to do that.

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BrianMartin

13-Aquamarine

Hi Vinoth...

You can set your torsion spring to be a Flexible Component. As a part, the spring can appear in it's relaxed/unsprung state. At the assembly it can appear under tension to mimic the actual installed state. Check out Flexible Components in the help files.

There are several ways to go about setting a flexible component. You can flex it by measurement, by modifying a dimension, by suppressing a feature, by varying a parameter, etc. Depending upon what you're trying to achieve, you may want to use one of these techniques over the others.

If you need a quick tutorial, I may be able to whip one up. Take a look at the help files and let us know if you need additional assistance.

Thanks!

-Brian