HELIX command
Creates a 2D spiral or a 3D helix.
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Description
Creates a 2D spiral or a 3D helix from a combination of options including center,
radius, diameter, height, axis endpoints, turns, distance between turns, and twist.
Methods to create a helix
This command has 1 method to begin creating a helix:
- Specify center point of base
- Specify center point of base
- Begin creating a helix by specifying the center of the base then:
- Specify base radius
- Specify the radius of the helix’s base.
- Specify top radius
- Specify the radius of the helix’s top.
- Specify helix height
- Specify the height of the helix.
Options within the HELIX command
After you begin creating a helix, the following options may be available:
- Diameter
- Specify the diameter of the base or top of the helix.
- Axis endpoint
- Specify the axis endpoint to define height and orientation of the helix in 3D space. The center of the base is used as the other axis endpoint.
- Turns
- Specify the number of revolutions for the helix, between 1 and 500. The default is 3.
- Turn height
- Specify the distance between each revolution of the helix. The turn height and the number of turns define the height of the helix.
- Twist
- Specify which direction the helix rotates.
- CW: clockwise
- CCW: counterclockwise