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Rolled Sheetmetal Part

Rolled Sheetmetal Part

Rolled Sheetmetal Part

(OP)
Can anyone point me in the right direction.

I've created a pcb (0.25mm thick)in Pro/Sheetmetal with various cutouts etc. I now need to roll this pcb around the circumference of a tube.

Any ideas on how to roll this pcb in Pro/Sheetmetal.

Thanks in Advanced

RE: Rolled Sheetmetal Part

You should be able to put a bend with a large radius in you pcb. I think, however that you may need to have short flat sections at the end of the bends to give flat geometry for unbending. I'm not too sure on this one though and I can't try it as I don't currnetly have access to a sheetmetal lisense.

Good luck,

Hayden

RE: Rolled Sheetmetal Part

When you create your bend, choose "roll" rather than "angle".  Then when you sketch the bend line, just "use edge" on the end of your PCB you would like to remain fixed.  Create the bend on the PCB side of the edge and let the other side stay fixed.  Use the tube radius as your bend radius. ProE will create a constant radius bend extending for the entire part.  I hope this is what you want.

RE: Rolled Sheetmetal Part

(OP)
Many thanks for the replies.

I eventually worked it out after many attempts using the roll option.

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