Designing "Living Hinges" w/SW 2004
Designing "Living Hinges" w/SW 2004
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Hello Solid Works users,
The company that I work for is currently doing an evaluation of SW 2004. Our main CAD system is Pro/E. I am wondering if SW 2004 is capable of creating living hinges for plastic part design? In Pro/E, this feature is referred to as a "spinal bend". In Pro/E, you are able to create these hinge features and bend the part without making an assembly of separate parts. Does this sound familiar? I am interested in getting an answer from industry professionals as opposed to CAD resellers.
Thanks in advance,
Regards,
JW
The company that I work for is currently doing an evaluation of SW 2004. Our main CAD system is Pro/E. I am wondering if SW 2004 is capable of creating living hinges for plastic part design? In Pro/E, this feature is referred to as a "spinal bend". In Pro/E, you are able to create these hinge features and bend the part without making an assembly of separate parts. Does this sound familiar? I am interested in getting an answer from industry professionals as opposed to CAD resellers.
Thanks in advance,
Regards,
JW






RE: Designing "Living Hinges" w/SW 2004
You can probably even have configurations that would drive this--one configuration open in the molded state and one in the closed state--whatever you want.
Jeff Mowry
Industrial Designhaus, LLC
http://www.industrialdesignhaus.com
RE: Designing "Living Hinges" w/SW 2004
If there is a way to do it - great! It doesn't have to be a super simple procedure - I just need to be able to do it without breaking up the part into a assembly.
I appreciate your input.
Regards,
JW
RE: Designing "Living Hinges" w/SW 2004