» » I need to model a flexible material that is will be used in an
» assembly.In
» » the assembly the material will be wrapped around a core like paper
» towels
» » are wrapped around the cardboard tube. The hard part is that I need to
» be
» » able to Animate the Assembly showing the material un-rolling and
» » re-rolling like a tape measure. Can anyone explain the best way to
» » accomplish this task in Solidworks.
» »
» » Thanks
» » JR
»
» I've done similar animations is SW. Mine was a spring and the coils
» expanded as the distance was increased. I used equations to change the
» pitch and length of a spiral curve. Then I produced each frame and
» captured each image. I then merged the images using photoshop.
»
» I used animator to change the view and location of components, then when
» geometry needed to change it was frame by frame.
»
» Have parts recompute their shapes during an animation is possible, at
» least from what I know.

Please share with me how to simulate a compression spring in Solid Works.