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description: Creates a spiral from a base plane
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# Spiral

## Description

Creates a spiral from base plane by pitch, turn count, and two radi.

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![](https://970693072-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FdsbfCRcDsSN9QLbjbulF%2Fuploads%2FLJ4Q8iaA69oBwcpkGXnW%2FComponent-Spiral.png?alt=media\&token=eded3600-2f7d-498d-ac58-f4da56a1fffe)
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{% tab title="Location" %}
**Name** | Spiral

**Nickname** | Spiral

**Tab** | Curve

**Panel** | Spline

**Division** | 5
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{% tab title="Inputs" %}
**F** | **Base Plane** (_Plane_) | The base plane for the spiral

**A** | **Angle** (_Angle_) | Pitch angle

**T** | **Turns** (_Number_) | The number of turns in the spiral

**B** | **Base Radius** (_Number_) | Radius at the base of the spiral

**P** | **Peak Radius** (_Number_) | Radius at the peak of the spiral
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{% tab title="Outputs" %}
**S** | **Spiral** (_Curve_) | The spiral curve
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{% tab title="Mode" %}
_none_
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## Usage

![](https://970693072-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FdsbfCRcDsSN9QLbjbulF%2Fuploads%2FLPgNHjXYCNFW4VNeh7Dh%2FSpiral.gif?alt=media\&token=44a5e4e8-97d3-4b59-8d76-ca33f862d992)
