Hi,
I have a model of a nameplate which is flat. However, I need to attach it to a curved surface.
I would like to modify the model so that I keep the flat part as the generic model and the curved as the model used in the assembly.
Can someone please advise the easiest way to perform this operation.
I am working in Creo Elelements / Pro
Thanks
Niels M. M.
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So what I did was build the extrude, converted it to sheet metal (driving surface) and then added a bend feature, selecting one of the end edges as the bend line, the bend radius would be change from thickness to whatever diameter you are wrapping the label on to. I used 90 degree angle but the part was too short to make it all the way to the end of the bend.
A pic might help.
Something like this. I would like to wrap the gold coloured plate around the cylindrical surface.
/NMM
I believe if you just convert it to sheetmetal, and add a bend feature to it you can get what you want. You can then control the bend feature with the family table.
That's a big bend radius!
We're rolling now!!! Ba-da-chi
We're on track now! This is what I was searching for. Now I just need to pick the right options to actually create the feature.
So what I did was build the extrude, converted it to sheet metal (driving surface) and then added a bend feature, selecting one of the end edges as the bend line, the bend radius would be change from thickness to whatever diameter you are wrapping the label on to. I used 90 degree angle but the part was too short to make it all the way to the end of the bend.
I don't do much sheetmetal these days. This is the first time I used sheetmetal since Creo 2.
Eureka!
Glad I could help.
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