Coil on path?

[kilgo]

Is there a ruby or a way to make a coil follow a path? I know there are the Helix rubys but I need the helix to follow a path and coil at the same time.

[boofredlay]

http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=13014&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

Read through the whole thread if you have issues with it but I think this will do what you are asking.

[kilgo]

O.K I spent a few days trying to make this work but nothing I have tried so far produces the effect I am after. I have found an example of what I am after, but this was made in a program I do not own. Does anyone know how to do this in sketchup? I have really tried to do this with Wikis "Follow and rotate" ruby but I cannot get that to work for me. Anyone care to try and solve this one.

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[Voder Vocoder]

Okay, kilgo, here's a step-by-step solution. The .skp file was a bit too big to upload, for reasons that will be apparent, so here's a series of still shots:

~Voder

[Gaieus]

A nice one; I was sure that you come up with something impressive when I saw you'd posted.

Quick question; could you try the Pipe anolg path plugin with it? I would wonder if that runs into the twist glitch as well (I know I could try myself but am a bit lazy to play with it at the moment)

[kilgo]

Thanks Voder!

Heres the render.

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[Voder Vocoder]

@gaieus said:

Quick question; could you try the Pipe anolg path plugin with it? I would wonder if that runs into the twist glitch as well

Gaieus, the result is the same using Pipe Along Path as using Follow Me: there is a conspicuous seam where the extrusion loops back into itself as a result of twisting.

~Voder

[Gaieus]

Yeah, as I suspected. Unfortunately a proper follow me tool (or a plugin) seems to remain a "wish"