Bend only a portion of a part

[Atropos89]

I'm trying to bend a model using Spinal Bend, but I only want to bend a portion of the part. I've made an example that ended up looking kind of like a manatee...


So this is what I have:





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And this is what happens when I perform my spinal bend. Thing is, I only want the front tab (or flipper) to bend. I don't want the tail to bend. Is there any way to accomplish this without making half of the part, bending it, and then making the other half of the part?





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[Atropos89]

I've used good old MS Paint to make a composite image to show what I want, just in case there is a lack of clarity anywhere. Thanks for looking!





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[solidworm]

You can use "Flatten Quilt Deformation" feature in Creo.I attached the part .(Creo1 file)

2011-12-17_013404_prt0001.prt.rar

 

[cpoirier]

I am very interested in this technique. Could you make me a file in WF5 or give me some instruction. I have worked on this in the past and was unable to get the result I wanted.

Chris

 

[Atropos89]

@solidworm:


This looks like it will work. Thanks! But could you upload as a zip instead of RAR? I don't have the ability to open RAR files at work.

 

[solidworm]

here's a video, showing the steps.
and the file in zip format:
2011-12-19_150137_prt0001.prt.zip
@Chris, WF5.0 Part:

2011-12-20_032708_wf5-bend.prt.zip
A PDF explaining Flatten quilt/solid bend feature in ProE Wilfire



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[Atropos89]

Thanks, this is exactly what I needed!

 

[cpoirier]

Solidworm,
Thanks! I didn't understand the workflow.
I'll try this tonight.

Ever work with pro composite? Does that even still exist?
Having the model is a huge advantage some times.

Thanks again,
Chris