SW 2008 Square to Round?
SW 2008 Square to Round?
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I'm an Inventor user and would like to know if SW 2008 can create square to round transitions in sheetmetal, and can they be unfolded? We are thinking of adding a seat for one of our larger customers that require this functionality. Inventor can do this with an add on package from SPI, but its very expensive....
Any advice would be great!
Thanks
Any advice would be great!
Thanks






RE: SW 2008 Square to Round?
Unfolding non-Gaussian forms takes more than the simple sheet metal unfolding algorithms that reside in CAD programs like SW or inventor or even UG and Pro/E. To do it accurately, you need an addin like BlankWorks (or Inventor's SPI addon).
RE: SW 2008 Square to Round?
RE: SW 2008 Square to Round?
Has anyone checked how wrong is the flat pattern? Is it smaller or bigger? The error is 1% or 10%?
RE: SW 2008 Square to Round?
CSWP
SolidWorks 2007 SP5.0/2008 SP3.1
2xDual-Core AMD OPTERON 280 / 8GB Ram
Quadro FX3450
3DConnexion SpaceNavigator
RE: SW 2008 Square to Round?
In SWx it is kind of similar. Each sketch has to have the same number of sketch segments (3 straight lines, 2 radii). We create our transitions in two halves, and they are working very well.
CSWP
SolidWorks 2007 SP5.0/2008 SP3.1
2xDual-Core AMD OPTERON 280 / 8GB Ram
Quadro FX3450
3DConnexion SpaceNavigator