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mmasih4-Participant
4-Participant
March 22, 2017
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Sheetmetal problem: Creo Elements/Pro 5.0

  • March 22, 2017
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Hi all,

I have a problem (red marked area) with a sheetmetal part, see the pictures above. The part has been generated in Creo Elements/pro 5.0. As you can see the software can generate a flat model of this part even though there is a penetration! Since it's not feasible in the production I tried to add a cut. After the cut was added a flat model couldn be generated.

I can't understand the reason why the software is able to process a defective geometry at all, but not a proper geometry that is feasible and can be easily manufactured.

Has someone an idea how to resolve this problem?

Thank you very much!

Michael

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dschenken1-Visitor
1-Visitor
March 22, 2017

If the cut does not result in perpendicular edges then the modeler won't be able to flatten it.

Dale_Rosema
Dale_Rosema23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
March 22, 2017

For clarification, perpendicular as compared to the edge that will be flattened?

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dschenken1-Visitor
1-Visitor
March 22, 2017

I mean if you work along the cut edges of the part; it won't work if to make the part the sheet metal would need to be sheared at an angle to the flattened sheet face. I don't know if there is a reason besides error checking that this is prevented, but it seems to be, so no tapers to the nominal thickness.

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