Foldable Fabric / Mylar in SW Assembly
Foldable Fabric / Mylar in SW Assembly
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I am designing an umbrella for a client. I have finished the actual rigid parts of it, and it looks really neat
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Now I need to put the "skin" on it. The actual product might use paper, Mylar, or fabric. Regardless of what material we decide to go with, I need to find a way to make an assembly that can have this "foldable" element to it. Thickness is not important, I tried using surfaces, but that didn't work.
I am using SW-2006 right now. If I need, I can use 2010, but I prefer to stay in 2006 if possible since that is what the client uses.
I would greatly appreciate any help anyone can offer. If solidworks doesn't have this capability, what other program would be good for this?
Thanks.
Now I need to put the "skin" on it. The actual product might use paper, Mylar, or fabric. Regardless of what material we decide to go with, I need to find a way to make an assembly that can have this "foldable" element to it. Thickness is not important, I tried using surfaces, but that didn't work.
I am using SW-2006 right now. If I need, I can use 2010, but I prefer to stay in 2006 if possible since that is what the client uses.
I would greatly appreciate any help anyone can offer. If solidworks doesn't have this capability, what other program would be good for this?
Thanks.






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