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Kudos to anyone who can do this
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Kudos to anyone who can do this

Kudos to anyone who can do this

(OP)
I am trying to make this a sheet metal part that can be flattened. I cannot find a way to do it. If anyone else can. i would greatly appreciate it.
 

RE: Kudos to anyone who can do this

If you make the part as a single lofted bend it may unfold.

Otherwise, no.  The bend forms are non-Gaussian, and can not be unfolded w/ simple sheet metal unbending algorithm that SW (and most others) uses.

RE: Kudos to anyone who can do this

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Hi, JaconHarbour:

Try the following:

1) Sketch the flat blank (sheet metal);

2) Two Sketched bends to create the offset ("step");

3) Roll the sheet metal into the shape using "FLEX/Bend" command.

I think this is what you need.

Best regards,

Alex

RE: Kudos to anyone who can do this

(OP)
Thank you RGrayClamps


That worked

RE: Kudos to anyone who can do this

Way to go, Alex.  Here's the star the OP neglected to give you.

RE: Kudos to anyone who can do this

(OP)
Sorry about that. I never even noticed the star system before

RE: Kudos to anyone who can do this

Thank you both for the stars!

By the way, if you want to, you can add equation(s) to control sizes of the flat blank based on the formed part.

RE: Kudos to anyone who can do this

Do you need to use the 2 sketched bends or can you use the Jog command?  Does the same thing but with one command.  I'm just not sure how it would work with the flex bending.

RE: Kudos to anyone who can do this

(OP)
I used the jog command. Once it was created the flat pattern configuration had an error for the flex command, but I just suppressed it for that config.

RE: Kudos to anyone who can do this

Jog feature can only be used from a sketch with a single line, (-SW2008).  I do not know if SW2009 can handle a sketch with multiple lines.

RE: Kudos to anyone who can do this

True that you can't create the jog with multiple sketch lines but you don't need to.  You give a bend radius, angle of offset and offset distance on a single sketch line and you get the same effect.  The test would be to see if it works with the flex bend.

RE: Kudos to anyone who can do this

Hi, DEddie:

Thanks!  I tried Jog command.  It works well.

RE: Kudos to anyone who can do this

You don't need the Sketched Bends or the Jog.

Just extrude the finished profile, then apply the Flex in a config.

RE: Kudos to anyone who can do this

Hi, CorBlimeyLimey:

But OP wants to have flat blank.

RE: Kudos to anyone who can do this

The OP did not mention the need to start with a blank; Just the need to flatten the part.

RE: Kudos to anyone who can do this

That looks good. Similar but better than Flex by having more options and control. I assume it is a true feature of a sheet metal part. i.e. it can be flattened without having to suppress the Contour feature.

RE: Kudos to anyone who can do this

If you give the sheet metal a couple of beers with the Bud button, it will bend easier.

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering

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