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Sheet metal flange

Sheet metal flange

Sheet metal flange

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I have an elliptical piece of sheet metal. To that ellipse I need to add a flange. The flange angle needs to vary by about 5 degrees as it sweeps around the ellipse.

I can model this, however I cannot flatten or unbend it.

I tried doing a constant angle flange using the flange command and that unbends fine.

I'm guessing that it isn't working because the variable flange angle was constructed by conventional means and not a sheet metal command.

Is there a way to create a variable angle flange using one of the sheet metal tools?

Thanks,
Glenn

RE: Sheet metal flange

The sheet metal module is designed for straight bending operations.

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RE: Sheet metal flange

Creo can flatten such things, but forming them requires stretching of the metal so any flat pattern is just a guess.

Practical use of such features has the part blank created oversized and the flanges trimmed after forming, or tweaking of the forming process.

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