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Craig_H1-Visitor
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October 6, 2014
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Need Help Converting A Solid Part To Sheetmetal

  • October 6, 2014
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I will first apologize since I am basically new to using Creo Paramtric 2.0.

I am trying to convert the following solid part to sheetmetal so that I can flatten it and get a drawing from it. I attempted doing it by going under Operations and choosing convert to Sheetmetal but had no luck. I think I had issues there because I had already done a shell in the part.

Please help.


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TomD.inPDX17-Peridot
17-Peridot
October 6, 2014

How are you planning to fabricate the pyramid? Are you seam welding the 4 radiating edges or is this stamped?

If the pyramid is stamped, you want to use the form feature to create that face. And if that is the case, the part is not too difficult to make from scratch inside sheetmetal.

If you intend to weld those 4 edges, we'll take another tact. Please advise.

Also note that there is not a consistent material thickness throughout. It is better to keep it a solid lump then shell it during the conversion.

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Craig_H1-VisitorAuthor
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October 23, 2014

We don't stamp here where I work and only have press brakes so I assume the only way we could make this part would be to do seam welds. I look forward to hearing ideas on how to either design it in sheetmetal or how to make it as a solid and then convert.

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TomD.inPDX17-Peridot
17-Peridot
October 23, 2014

I have worked on this part to some extent and find it difficult to get a full model that unfolds in the method you describe. There are a lot of things that are a catch 22 in defining it exactly and how you have to accommodate the seams. Decisions need to be made regarding bend reliefs.that would still allow filling in the outer corners.

This is as far as I got. Extenting out the flanges was being problematic, but the development length are correct.

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