Slanted Screw Object

Support Animation and Rigging
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Hi,

I want to create a spring at say 30 degrees from vertical, that I can compress. The screw modifier only seems to take X Y or Z values. Can I define a new “user” axis to use with the modifier, and if so, how? When I rotate a spring made with this modifier, along with its empty controlling the height of the spring, it goes out of shape. I am using a bone to scale the relative height of the spring by the way.

A quick heads up on how to define a new axis that this modifier can use would be gratefully appreciated.

Thanks. Clock.

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You could model along the Z axis, parent to an empty and rotate the empty 30 degrees.

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Brilliant - thanks - why didn’t i think of this… Mind must be on some other planet!

I parented all meshes, and armature to an empty and rotated it. Simples!

Thanks. Clock.

And Happy Xmas.

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Here’s the blend file - it might be useful to other artists and riggers, or it might not! Anyway - just press Play…

shock.blend (537 KB)

Merry Xmas, etc. Clock.