metal mesh
metal mesh
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Hi, I'm a new user, and I was wondering how I would go about making metal mesh sheets. Hexagon mesh, to be precise, like this:
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RE: metal mesh
The way I made it was to create the 'pattern' or the mesh I needed, then I transform copy on the 'pattern' to create the the larger repeating pattern of the mesh/plate at the largest possible purchase size. I then removed parameters so that I had a dummy sheet of the mesh and at a smaller file size.
Finally I added 2 trims that I could 'move' to create the desired size of the final sheet used either on the walking surface of my tool, or on the guarding around the tool.
There may be other ways to accomplish this but I wasn't able to get a replicating pattern that you need and didn't want to waste a day trying to figure it out.
Scott V
Automation Tooling Designer
RE: metal mesh
RE: metal mesh
No matter what you do this kind of detail will make your files quite large and heavy. Blowing away the parameters may help after a fashion supposing you're willing to pay that price.
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Hudson
www.jamb.com.au
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RE: metal mesh
Best regards
Simon NX4.0.4.2 MP10 - TCEng 9.1.3.6.c - (NX6.0.3.6 MP2 native)
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RE: metal mesh
Very close indeed to my own thoughts on the matter. I use a the technique of linking the body, suppressing the original, and breaking the link to achieve that effect.
Looking at the attached (honeycomb_mesh.prt) there is a parametric pattern file as I described. I have reduced the number of instances in the grid because it reduces the file size dramatically. Running part clean-up after I did this also made a big difference. I only really altered the file because it came out at 38Mb and that became too large to post here. However the pattern itself is about as parametric as one might every care to make such a thing so as in example it may be useful in itself. I'm using measurements to keep the pitch of the pattern in sync with the sketch. Altering the size of the circle in the sketch and the offset reference curve control the size and pitch of the honeycomb.
The file honeycomb_grille.prt was created using the linked body method that I mentioned above. It better than halves the original file size and because the donor file is suppressed the system can ignore it until and unless changes are required.
Making the donor file honeycomb_mesh useful again really only involves increasing the number of repetitions in the pattern and reinstating the last extrusion. Be patient it may take some processing. By all means change something and then unsuppress honeycomb_mesh in the assembly honeycomb_grille, so that you can edit the parameters of the link and by selecting the component solid to re-associate see the result in all its glory.
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Hudson
www.jamb.com.au
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RE: metal mesh
I've never managed to open those .RAR files. what do I need? some special software or something?
many thanks in advance.
Best regards
Simon NX4.0.4.2 MP10 - TCEng 9.1.3.6.c - (NX6.0.3.6 MP2 native)
www.jcb.com
Life shouldn't be measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the number of times when it's taken away...
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RE: metal mesh
Winrar. Perhaps a read of the resources page on my website will help to inform you and offer a link.
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Hudson
www.jamb.com.au
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