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January 19, 2024
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FLATTEN QUILT

  • January 19, 2024
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I  NEED TO FLATTEN THE FLIGHT SCREW , IS THERE ANYWAY TO FLATTEN THE FLIGHT?


 
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Best answer by KenFarley

If you did a bit of searching on here you would likely find the following previous discussion that pertains directly to your problem.

 

https://community.ptc.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/flat-pattern-from-helical-sweep-simple-archimedes-screw/td-p/499362 

 

You cannot make a flat pattern for the full screw. The spiral, when "flattened" is overlapping. As far a I know, people who build to make cyclones and screw tanks and the like projects build them with 90, 180, or maybe 360 degree sections. Maybe there's a way to feed in flat "ribbon" and massively deform it to make the screw shape and spiral it, but I haven't seen that.

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January 19, 2024

If you did a bit of searching on here you would likely find the following previous discussion that pertains directly to your problem.

 

https://community.ptc.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/flat-pattern-from-helical-sweep-simple-archimedes-screw/td-p/499362 

 

You cannot make a flat pattern for the full screw. The spiral, when "flattened" is overlapping. As far a I know, people who build to make cyclones and screw tanks and the like projects build them with 90, 180, or maybe 360 degree sections. Maybe there's a way to feed in flat "ribbon" and massively deform it to make the screw shape and spiral it, but I haven't seen that.