Sheet metal - Bending over a large-radius mandrel
Sheet metal - Bending over a large-radius mandrel
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Hi all.
Just this morning I've started to look at sheet metal. Unfortunately, I'm under a severe time crunch so I've not much time to figure out if I can do what I want with sheet metal.
What I'm trying to make is a part whose profile is: vertical line for 3", tangent into a R21", 90° arc, tangent into a horizontal 3" line.
In the short time I've been looking at it, I can't see how to use sheet metal to make the arched segment.
I also tried making it as a solid and converting it to sheet metal but all I could find in help was stuff about "rip" and it wanted planar faces, not cylindrical.
I'm guessing the limitation is mine and not the software's but I don't have time to figure it out right now. Can anybody point me in the right direction?
Thanks.
Just this morning I've started to look at sheet metal. Unfortunately, I'm under a severe time crunch so I've not much time to figure out if I can do what I want with sheet metal.
What I'm trying to make is a part whose profile is: vertical line for 3", tangent into a R21", 90° arc, tangent into a horizontal 3" line.
In the short time I've been looking at it, I can't see how to use sheet metal to make the arched segment.
I also tried making it as a solid and converting it to sheet metal but all I could find in help was stuff about "rip" and it wanted planar faces, not cylindrical.
I'm guessing the limitation is mine and not the software's but I don't have time to figure it out right now. Can anybody point me in the right direction?
Thanks.






RE: Sheet metal - Bending over a large-radius mandrel
Please disregard my question. I've just realized a conceptual problem I was having and am now moving forward again.
RE: Sheet metal - Bending over a large-radius mandrel
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