sheetmetal tube with embossment
sheetmetal tube with embossment
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I would like to design a part in Wildfire 2.0 that is a sheetmetal tube along a sketched trejectory (bend tube for an exhaust system) that then has a formed feature embossed into it (dimple to slow the velocity). I can't figure out how to get the shape I want without using a swept protution in solid mode and I can't figure out how to get it to work in sheetmetal. This will best simulate out mfg process. (I could just make it a solid but there is no challange in that.)





RE: sheetmetal tube with embossment
Second, if you really need a feature (like a boss) on a sheetmetal surface, use the FORM option. This allows you to place and "punch" the desired shape as defined by your form feature, which is a solid part in its own.
http://www.sprdesign.com
http://www.3dlogix.com
RE: sheetmetal tube with embossment
In the past I've used a cosmetic feature to represent the features.
RE: sheetmetal tube with embossment
http://www.sprdesign.com
http://www.3dlogix.com
RE: sheetmetal tube with embossment
RE: sheetmetal tube with embossment
As far as your modeling problem goes, I was able to do the following:
-Create a datum curve through a series of 3d points
-Create a Swept Blend along the curve with an appropriate cross-section at each datum point
-Create a datum point along the curve where I want a formed feature
-Create a datum plane through the point and perpendicular to the formed feature using an angular reference
-Create an axis through the point and perpendicular to the plane
-Insert the formed feature at an offset from the plane and aligned to the axis. I tried several ways of creating a tangency constraint when inserting the formed feature but it would not work. So I backed off and just used the radius of the pipe as an offset dimension.
Good luck,
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RE: sheetmetal tube with embossment
RE: sheetmetal tube with embossment