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(OP)
hiya

im trying to create an animation of a piece of paper being wrapped around a rotating cylinder, but im having problems creating a surface that can be manipulated in this way. Is this possible in solid works, and is there an easy way to do this?

thanx for your help

mike

RE: animation

Hello Mike,

Although there is no way to simulate a paper wrapping in SolidWorks per se. There is a work around.

Create different configurations ... showing the different stages of the paper (i.e. flat, a bit bent, more bent, almost wrapped, and completely wrapped).

Run a screen capture in Animator, then switch between configurations... and voila!

Cheers,

Joseph

RE: animation

(OP)
thanks mate i'll give it a go

mike

RE: animation

YOU CAN ACTUALLY DRIVE A SKETCH THROUGH AN ASSEMMBLY TO SIMULATE THIS WE USE IT FOR INFLATING AND DEFLATING SEALS AND THE LIKE WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS MODEL YOUR PAPER NOT CONSTRAINING A CURVE THEN ASSEMBLE THE OBJECT AND PAPER
FIXING THEM BOTH USING THE PLANES NOT ANY POINT ON THE PAPER THIRDLY MATE A DRIVER OBJECT WE USE ARROWS TO THE SKETCH IN THE FEATURE TREE AND USE THIS TO PULL AND PUSH THE SKETCH THIS WILL MOVE YOUR PAPER ,AS ITS RELYING ON THE
ARROW FOR ITS DRIVEN STATE IT TOOK US A WHILE HOW ON HOW TO DO THIS BUT YOU CAN DRIVE SKETCHES WITH OBJECTS.
AND INSTEAD OF USING CONFIGURATIONS OF AN OBJECT IT WILL ALLOW YOU TO DRIVE IT SMOOTHLY ON A FRAMES PER SECOND BASIS

RE: animation

huh...caps please

interesting tip though. I would have use the configs myself.

Cyril Guichard
Mechanical Engineer

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