Converting non-native SE Part to Sheet metal
Converting non-native SE Part to Sheet metal
(OP)
We have migrated from Ideas10m3 to SE V17sp5 and many of our parts that were converted to Solid Edge .par files are better suited to be a .psm file. I've been going through the converting of some of these Part files to Sheetmetal and just would like to get some opinions if I am taking the scenic route or if there is a more direct approach of what I am doing. Some of these do not have a common thickness so I'm having to take my .par and delete all of the surfaces/faces except for the outside layer. Then I have to also delete any deformities and use a bounded surface to patch the hole shut. Once I can add the common thickness to the part I can then save it out as a .xpk file and open that in Sheet Metal on a .psm template and then add the deformities back on as true features. It feels like a lot of work but compared to recreating the complicated parts it does get the job done.





RE: Converting non-native SE Part to Sheet metal
Ideas created some weird geometries in their sheet metal parts, for instance, they allow to create self-intersected flanges, which may cause failure on downstream features such as unbend/rebend.
RE: Converting non-native SE Part to Sheet metal