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Create wavy washer in Pro E 4.0

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March 9, 2013
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Looking to try to create a wavy washer and a washer with radial teeth cut into it? How would I go about doing this?

Thanks. Jon.

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TomD.inPDX

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This was more challenging that I thought.

I do not have WF4 but I think you will get the idea once I upload the video and write a quick tutorial document to go with it.

As always, the patterning of the radial features was less that simple. Even when I thought I had it, they were not evenly distributed along the surface. That is when I added a properly "fit" surface, the pattern worked fine (and clicked through to selecting the quilt rather than the surface!).

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TomD.inPDX

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Tutorial: Wave Washers w/ Radial Pattern

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VladimirPalffy

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Hi Jonathan,

You can create curve (circle) and then you can use Curve Pattern.

Here you can find Curve Pattern for everybody or you can use simple Axis Pattern

Regards,

Vladimir

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VladimirPalffy

14-Alexandrite

Hi Jonathan,

Here is another example: How you can Create your model wavy_washer.prt

Vladimir

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TomD.inPDX

17-Peridot

Love the washer, Vladimir!

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VladimirPalffy

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You are welcome Antonius

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ptc-2655104

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Pro E is great software but it took me about 2 minutes to do it in SolidWorks with the 3D sketch mode after I watched a tutorial. I've learned more working with solidworks for the last few days than in a year with ProE. Unfortunately I will prob be making SW my main program and proE as backup. Still have yet to try Creo 2.0 but if it doesn't have 3D sketch mode I don't see the point. I understand the wavy washer is very simple process in Creo 2.0.

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ptc-2655104

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the toothed washer above is not exactly what I meant. Think of a circular washe faceplast with pointed geared teeth cut into the face tappering toward the center.

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TomD.inPDX

17-Peridot

Like a bellville washer?

Patriot_1776

22-Sapphire II

Is this what you wanted? This is an OLD part I did, back before 2000, on probably V17 or so.

1_fs_wave_wshr-prt-1.zip

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ptc-2655104

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That would be the wavy washer, I'd typically be looking for more waves in it though. Great file, even with the tree I can't figure it out. Maybe you could explain it a bit more.

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VladimirPalffy

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Jonathan - I think that you are looking for:

"Looking to try to create a wavy washer and a washer with radial teeth cut into it?..."

If you need to create only "waves" - it is easy... yuo can create main circled curve and then Variable Section Sweep feature with relations (trajpar)

Here is some exaple - power of Sweep feature:

http://communities.ptc.com/blogs/vpalffy/2012/10/03/wires-cables-and-coils-with-creo-parametric-20

http://communities.ptc.com/blogs/vpalffy/2011/11/27/sweep-and-trajpar

Note: Frank, your old model is fine too

Regards,

Vladimir

Patriot_1776

22-Sapphire II

How about this multi-level one?

Copy+of+SPIRA_WAVE_SPRING3.JPG

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knorman

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Curse you and your crazy geometry Frank! Every time you post something, my personal time evaporates. I just figured out how to make single trajectories with rotational reversals... and then you show this!