Download the latest release of the plugin. Unzip and double click on 6Spiral.sketchplugin to install the plugin. Make a rectangle and with the rectangle selected go to Plugins -> 🌀6Spiral - Make Spiral or use the shortcut Control + Shift + 6 . Change the parameters to get the shape of the spiral/helix that you’d like as seen in the above GIFs.

(Other than changing the line width you can not apply styling options while creating the shape.) You might want to do some suggested common cleanup steps before applying your own style. (More info in next section).

Cleanup After Spiral is Made

6Spiral will always make an origin point, which can then be deleted.

(If the inner radius is set to zero there will be two points at the origin point of the shape and you should delete one.)

You’ll likely want to change the border properties to to have rounded ends and joins.

A nice way to make a completely smooth spiral is to set a large corner radius on all points (except on the last and first points).

Applying the finishing touches on the spiral shape. The example in the gif uses really low point count to better illustrate the effect of corner radius. Use a larger point count if your goal is to make a smooth spiral.

Where to Use Spirals

Here are a few UI concepts of using spirals as progress bar indicators: