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Currently living in the US on an F-1 student visa.
For those who've hit this stage, roughly how long did it take to get a final decision? Trying to gauge whether my August trip is realistic.
I am trying to model a rebar with longitudinal and transverse ribs. I created the cylindrical section and the longitudinal ribs by extruding the cross-section shown below.
Next, I am trying to model the transverse ribs around the cylindrical surface. To do this, I created a helix with 0.5 revolutions and a pitch of 2.636 inches. I then created a plane parallel to the Top Plane and coincident with the start point of the helix, and sketched the cross-section of the transverse ribs on that plane. The image below shows the cross-section of the transverse ribs.
Next, I swept this cross-section along the helical path. However, the transverse ribs twist as they follow the cylindrical surface.
Next, I swept this cross-section along the helical path. However, the transverse ribs twist as they follow the cylindrical surface, which is not the result I am looking for.
Can anyone help me eliminate this twisting? I also tried sketching the profile on a plane perpendicular to the helix, but that did not solve the issue.
I come from a Civil Engineering background and am creating this model for FEA purposes, so I am not very familiar with SolidWorks. Any help, suggestions, or leads would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
