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Flattening IGES surface

Flattening IGES surface

Flattening IGES surface

(OP)
Any ideas how to do this - surely somebody must have solved this already?  Does it require Pro/SHEET METAL?

The IGES surface is a toriod - curved uniformly in two directions, with a different radius in both directions.

Cheers

Dave

RE: Flattening IGES surface

Don't think sheet metal is going to help you.

Flatten Quilt might give you an output but I think I'd just go with concentric circles offset by the section circumference.

RE: Flattening IGES surface

You can only flaten surfaces that have curvature in one direction. Curvature in two directions requires stretching which Pro/e doesn't do.

RE: Flattening IGES surface

Not true.  Flatten quilt approximates (no stress / strain calcs involved).  Sheet metal functions allow definition of deform regions (same sort of approximation, I suppose).

RE: Flattening IGES surface

(OP)
Hi Jeff

Worked perfect mate - a few seconds work with your guidance.

Further proof that with the correct tools for the job, it takes a mere fraction of the time!

Thanks a lot

Dave

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