aleksandar81
Mechanical
How can I make a sheet metal model of bent pipe and then flat pattern it in NX 8.5?
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Sheet metal in NX 8.5
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JohnRBaker
Mechanical
Do you mean 'flatten' or 'straighten'?
Irrespective of that issue, since this sort of item is NOT manufactured as a 'Sheet Metal' part but rather as a piece of stock seamless tubing formed using pipe bending and swaging tools, the use of any sort of 'sheet metal' application tp model this item would be inappropriate.
John R. Baker, P.E.
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Siemens PLM Software Inc.
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To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
Irrespective of that issue, since this sort of item is NOT manufactured as a 'Sheet Metal' part but rather as a piece of stock seamless tubing formed using pipe bending and swaging tools, the use of any sort of 'sheet metal' application tp model this item would be inappropriate.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
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aleksandar81
Mechanical
In case I have a seem on tube 500mm in diametar ,2m long, with some angle (or curved) on one end, is it possible to do a sheet metal model and unfold it?
Thank you!
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JohnRBaker
Mechanical
Highly unlikely.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
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