scottsman94 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Hello all Im trying to create a set of fins for a wind turbine project im working on. Its a bit different from a regular turbine in that the fins will be horizontal rather than vertical. You can see my work so far. I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to make fins that would rotate with the curve of the cylinder. In other words the fins have to be twisted on their horizontal axis so that they can be attached to this device. thanks for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Coil Feature? Attach your file here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh_Compton Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Hello Sorry to hijack this thread, but a you might be interested in an animation for a home build 24v wind turbine that I did a while ago - http://wind-turbine-24v.com/Animation.html. I used AutoCAD and the loft command for the twist on the blades but I don't have a clue about how to achieve this in Inventor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_Taylor Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 If the fins have a uniform sectional profile (like a thread on a screw) your best bet would be the coli feture as JD mentioned. Otherwise you are probably going to have to sketch the different cross sectional views as they change and use a loft feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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