Whats up,
I’m attempting to create a spiraled, rectangular tube and preserve working into “Invalid path” errors. I’ve tried each plugin I may discover (Spiral Instrument, Form Instruments, Helix Alongside Curve and Curve Maker) and creating the spiral manually as described in Aron’s video (SketchUp Ability Builder: Modeling a Spring – YouTube). Most all of those work wonderful with 8 or fewer turns, however I want 48 turns.
Hooked up is the spiral as generated by Helix Alongside Curve. As you’ll be able to see, the Comply with Me device stories the trail as invalid.
I’ve used the Thom Thom Edge Instruments and it reveals no gaps.
I’ve tried drawing an eight flip after which cloning it, however I’ve not been capable of be part of the cloned part with the unique one as a result of they don’t completely align.
Any assist can be drastically appreciated.
helix.skp (254.2 KB)
1000 segments seems to be the fail level.
Your lack of ability to make one flip and repeat it’s right down to the way in which comply with me works. The profile will at all times rotate to be perpendicular to the primary and final segments of the curve. This stops the ends aligning as you’ll need.
Easy repair, rotate your spiral half a phase and minimize on axis so you’ve gotten one flip starting and ending on the crimson axis( Best to chop and take away many of the spiral first). Create the profile centered on the trail on the crimson axis. Run comply with me. Choose the outcome and transfer/copy up on the blue axis and they’ll align.
