I’m at a loss to know how to proceed and would appreciate some guidance. I have a cylinder that is 11" high and 6-5/16" in diameter as shown in the attached file. I want to model this cylinder being wrapped by a continuous coil of 3/8" diameter rope, or in this case insulated electric wire. If I …

How to Coil around a Cylinder

DaveR October 28, 2021, 2:05am 5

I didn’t even look for reversed faces. Shame on me.

@Box is correct about the face orientation.

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