Fellow users,
I've created a lofted bend sheet metal part. I then used an extruded cut to get the desired shape. The part will now not unfold. I've been trying to create this shape in a way that can be "flattened" for two days now. I have drawn it 3 different ways, and each time it will not...
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Thanks for taking a look at my post. I'm trying to create a sheet metal bottom for an object I've drawn. I'm not sure how to go about it so that SW will let me "flatten" the sheet metal bottom. If you open the attached part, the bottom will need to cover the entire open portion of the...
I have a week to get this drawn and dimensioned for production. I don't know how to do it. Its a wall that is radiused in the plan view and front elevation view. The face of it also slopes. To make matters more difficult, it's being covered with expensive ACM panels that need to be cut perfect...
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If you ever take notice of cornices or "moulding" on the top of buildings or signs, you may notice that the profile you see on the face isn't always the profile you see from a side view. If different at all, it's typically that many members of the profile are the same height, but are...
Through help from this community I have created a swept face that represents a face on a piece of aluminum crown moulding we are to build. I now need to "flatten it" so I can get a pattern to cut it out. I'm having difficulty converting it to sheet metal to do this.
Any help is greatly...
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I'm trying to sweep a closed profile along an open path. I've tried drawing the profile in one sketch & then the path in another. This didn't work for me. I also tried drawing both the profile and path together in a 3d sketch. This did not work either. The command I have been using is...
I draw the profile of a traffic cone & then revolve it 359 degrees. I then try to "insert bends" to convert it to sheet metal. I keep getting error messages when it tries to insert bends saying "no bends found". I've tried selecting not just the profile edge, but every edge possible & I keep...
