Sheet metal / flex circuit modeling challenge

[pauldelong]

Hi Gurus,

This model uses sheet metal to model a flex circuit... (when is PTC going to come out with a flex circuit modeling package or have they already?)

Please see the attached gif image for what the final model needs to look like - the 'tab' on the left should be bent such that its at the same interface as the tab on the right. I faked this one in using surfaces, however, what I really would like is to model it in such a way that I can flatten the tab on the left and have the system compute the correct flat pattern (i.e. length of the tab in the flat state).

Let me know if you have any ideas and thanks in advance,

Paul

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[pauldelong]

Forgot to mention.



WF4



Paul

[merrill.rosenow]

You could try sketching a curve, then create a piece of sheet metal that follows that curve such that the end point is oriented the way you want. You would then have to flatten this specific feature. I have never created any disconnected sheet metal patterns like this, so I am not certain if the flattening method will work. However, it should if you only flatten that feature.

[dbowles]

I create Sheetmetal Flexes often. Do not display differences in thickness
other than Stiffener (bonded hardboard on both sides) areas. Stiffener
areas are where the connectors
would mount and I use separate parts at an assembly level to display this.
Which work well when the flat instance is used at the assembly level
as a family table at the asm level showing connectors in place in the
flat.


Douglas K. Bowles
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