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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26.Apr.2012 at 13:01
I have no idea what "if not flat" means.  If the height is given as "0" of course its flat!  You're creating a spiral not a helix.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26.Apr.2012 at 14:03
i think helix i need.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26.Apr.2012 at 14:37
Hello N° 3
If you are using HELIX in a 2D drawing, beware of not creating a 3D HELIX.
In the properties panel you've got access to 10 modifiable values.
Position X ........
Position Y .......
Position Z 0  ---> must be zero
Constrain your choise between 3
Height 0 ---> must be zero
Turns ---> your choise
Height of turns 0 ---> must be zero
Base radius ---> your choise
Top radius ---> your choise
XXXXX ( I don't know in english ) trigo or time direction
( excuse me for the terms in french to english )
 
Please let us know if it helped and if possible let us see your DWG, I'm interested.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26.Apr.2012 at 14:43
You're drawing a 2D spiral which means there is NO height!  Which is why I told you to use a value of "0".

A helix with a different radius for the base and the top will produce a spiral.  If the radii for both is the same then you won't get the desired result.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26.Apr.2012 at 14:44
This is what you are looking to achieve right?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Archimedean_spiral.svg
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26.Apr.2012 at 14:51
i only have
center point:
number of rotations:
Growth per rotations:
Points per rotation <30>:

thats the command in my spiral.slp
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26.Apr.2012 at 15:21
Guess what?  That is not going to give you what you want.

What is your base radius?
What is your top radius?
How many turns do you want?


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26.Apr.2012 at 15:37
I Enter this

center point
number of rotations:5 
Growth per rotations: 10 
Points per rotation <30>: 90

its flat spiral.

hmp, how do i fix to not flat.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26.Apr.2012 at 15:40
You have a habit of not answering questions put directly to you.  I did NOT ask what spiral.lsp was requesting for input.

Please answer MY questions.
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