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creating a flanged square to round....ex. ductwork
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creating a flanged square to round....ex. ductwork

creating a flanged square to round....ex. ductwork

(OP)
The only way I know of to create a square to round and be able to unfold it it the lofted bend command under sheet metal.  the problem i'm having is getting a flange to come off of the square end of the square to round (on a 3 sided "half" of a square to round), so that it can be slid onto a square ductwork section.  I need to be able to get the flat for the entire part.  Is this possible (running soildworks 2005 currently) thanks for any help in advance i've been trying to figure this out for 2 days now.

RE: creating a flanged square to round....ex. ductwork

In SW05, a flange can only be added to an edge, if the surface leading up to it, is planar.
SW06 added the ability to create a flange on a circular edge, so it may  be possible in it.

cheers
Helpful SW websites  FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions  FAQ559-1091

RE: creating a flanged square to round....ex. ductwork

(OP)
we are waiting for corperate to send down 06 hopefully that solves it

RE: creating a flanged square to round....ex. ductwork

(OP)
the post from ctopher does not quite cover the problem i'm having that is a square to round to a base, i'm trying to add "legs" to the bottom edges of the square part to extend down so that the final product can be flatened

RE: creating a flanged square to round....ex. ductwork

Nice job!
I think your right.

Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 05
AutoCAD 05
ctopher's home site (updated 06-21-05)
FAQ559-1100
FAQ559-716

RE: creating a flanged square to round....ex. ductwork

(OP)
yes!! that is it:


"CorBlimeyLimey (Mechanical) 14 Mar 06 14:03  
I think he means something like this:-
http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/9352/loftedbendwithflange5vs.jpg "
 
so it sounds like I would have to derive the flat with the tabs and insert sketch bends to get a formed view?  
 

RE: creating a flanged square to round....ex. ductwork

No ... in SW05, it doesn't matter if you add them to the formed or flattened part, you cannot get the flanges to be recognised as being part of the sheet metal model.

The "cheat" I mentioned consists of creating a separate config (not derived) of the part, then unsupressing the Flat-Pattern1 feature in the FM, and then adding the flanges. That config would then be used in a drawing view.

Another way is to add the flanges, as a sketch, in the drawing view itself.

cheers
Helpful SW websites  FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions  FAQ559-1091

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