Springs

Belleville springs

Mode

Tool

Workspace: Tool set

Modes for The Symbol Insertion tool

Belleville Spring

Architect and Spotlight: Machine Components

Landmark: Add tool to workspace (see Customizing workspaces)

The Belleville Spring tool and Belleville Spring - 3D tool share the same position on the tool set. Click and hold the mouse on the visible tool to open the Pop-out tools list and select the desired tool.

To insert a belleville spring:

Click the tool and mode.

Click to place the object, and click again to set the rotation. The first time you use the tool in a file, a properties dialog box opens. Set the default parameters. The parameters can be edited later from the Object Info palette.

Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter

Description

Inside Diameter

Specify the inside diameter of the Belleville spring

Outside Diameter

Specify the outside diameter of the Belleville spring

Thickness

Enter the wire thickness

Height

Enter the height of each spring section

Height is

Indicate whether the Height value applies to the Inside or Outside of the spring

Number of Springs

Specify the number of springs

Configuration

Select the spring configuration

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Number Down/Number Up

(Alternate only)

For Alternate Down and Up spring configurations, enter the number of springs which are oriented up and the number of springs which are oriented down

Draw First Spring Up

(Alternate only)

For Alternate Down and Up spring configurations, draws the first spring section oriented up

View

(2D only)

Select the 2D view

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Draw Center Line

(2D only)

Draws the 2D spring with center line(s)

 

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