using sheetmetal as folded boxes
using sheetmetal as folded boxes
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Is there any way to model "scored corners" in a sheetmetal part.
This may not be the appropriate name so I will try to be a bit more clear. I recently modeled (sloppily) a cardboard box packaging insert with a solid part. What I really need is a flat version of the insert that I can dimension and send to a vendor. I would love to make a sheetmetal part for this. However, I don't know how to model the corners that this box will require. The corners need to be prescored in the flat state and then folded opposite of the corner they are in to make a "tube-shape" I have uploaded my model so that you can see the type of corner I am referring to.
It would seem that applications like this lend themselves to the sheetmetal parts, but I have never had this application come up before.
I guess the question becomes, at what point does this cease being sheetmetal and become origami?
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This may not be the appropriate name so I will try to be a bit more clear. I recently modeled (sloppily) a cardboard box packaging insert with a solid part. What I really need is a flat version of the insert that I can dimension and send to a vendor. I would love to make a sheetmetal part for this. However, I don't know how to model the corners that this box will require. The corners need to be prescored in the flat state and then folded opposite of the corner they are in to make a "tube-shape" I have uploaded my model so that you can see the type of corner I am referring to.
It would seem that applications like this lend themselves to the sheetmetal parts, but I have never had this application come up before.
I guess the question becomes, at what point does this cease being sheetmetal and become origami?
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RE: using sheetmetal as folded boxes
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RE: using sheetmetal as folded boxes
handleman: I agree, this would be tough with sheetmetal if not impossible, but I was curious to see if there was still a way to model it given the cardboard application.
CBL:
Thanks for the idea, I had thought of doing something similar, but was frustrated that in the flat state, I couldn't represent the fact that there should only be 2 cuts and 3 scores in the cardboard per feature. Modeling the part in this way, implies the notch is not attached at both ends of the tube, so it wouldn't help much for making the drawing, but does make a nice 3D representation. (no sharp 90 bends)
Aside:
I know Pro/E allowed you to create special "form tools" which you could use to deform sheetmetal in specific applications. Does SW employ a similar function? Its been a while since even my Pro/E days, and I don't play with SW sheetmetal much. If it is possible I wouldn't even know where to start.
RE: using sheetmetal as folded boxes
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RE: using sheetmetal as folded boxes
If you are only worried about the flat pattern, try making your model with very thin material thickness and use a very sharp bend radius. I've designed cardboard packages with size E and F flute using this method to get the flat pattern to a vendor.
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RE: using sheetmetal as folded boxes
RE: using sheetmetal as folded boxes