Pattern a extruded surface around a multi curved surface

I am trying to pattern a extruded "flight" around a curved belt. The
flight is a part of the belt that would hold product from going foward
or back on the belt. The belt goes around a conveyor in multiple
curves, and I want the flight spacing to be 12" apart. How can I
pattern this around the curves? I tried "Curved Patter", but the
flights dont follow the curve, rather they stay parralell to the first
flight that was made.

 

Try with the settings "offset curve" and also tangent to curve, be careful
though how You attach the flight to the belt so that You don't get disjoint
bodies in the bends. If You're on SW 2004 I can send You an example

Krister L

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you may also have a look at our SolidSketch add-in
(www.solidplus.com/solidsketch/)
sample in http://www.solidplus.com/solidsketch/gallery/spiral.htm shows how
to do a 3D pattern regularly spaced along a curve on a surface.