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Spring Generator [ Serpentine / Zig-Zag / Sinuous / Wave ]
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Spring Generator[ Serpentine / Zig-Zag / Sinuous Spring / Wave ]Generate serpentine spring meshes to splice into models, perform tests or print as fidget widgets and whatever else you have in mind. There are numerous parameters to adjust to your liking.AboutWhile this type of spring is typically used in furniture/upholstery, applications to be tensioned and support weight acting normally, preventing sag. This general shape can be very useful in other ways. While it won't match the properties of a typical coil spring, the profile has a lot of potential in the 3D printing context.One example that inspired this script is this Battery Holder by YXC. Really great work and cool design.Latest Update - 15th June '23Fairly confident I've got angles and "roundness" factor working reliably now. Still think this should just be Beziers or some other point to point thing. We could see later.To-Do:Endless refactor of sloppy code.Parameterized tolerance/clearance.Provide deeper options, specific dimen
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