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Unbend sheet metal

T_F
16-Pearl
16-Pearl

Unbend sheet metal

I've a part that I'm not able to unbend it.

T_F_0-1632491574708.png

The forming in the bend is giving some concerns. any idea?

Can you help me?

 

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tbraxton
21-Topaz II
(To:T_F)

An example part ( Creo 7) of flat of form across bend. Flat pattern is included in the part.

 

tbraxton_0-1632522721460.png

 

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Involute Development, LLC
Consulting Engineers
Specialists in Creo Parametric

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tbraxton
21-Topaz II
(To:T_F)

The part you posted in not a sheet metal part, so the unbend and flatten are not available for use for this part. The geometry is brought in from a copy geometry feature. Look at the parent model for the copy geom and if it was created as a sheet metal part you can try to flatten that model.

 

tbraxton_0-1632493120198.png

 

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Consulting Engineers
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T_F
16-Pearl
16-Pearl
(To:tbraxton)

The part was an imported model from other software

tbraxton
21-Topaz II
(To:T_F)

Have you tried flatten quilt functionality? The geometry looks to be composed of ruled surfaces so it should work.

 

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS107749 

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KenFarley
21-Topaz I
(To:T_F)

That part looks like it is initially bent in the "normal" manner, but then crimped or stamped to put the strengthening feature in. Does sheetmetal handle that kind of deformation? I don't know that it would...

T_F
16-Pearl
16-Pearl
(To:KenFarley)

Exactly... I tried to unbend it, I had to remove the geometry of the form in the bottom bend.

I tried also to recognise that geometry as form. But no way to unbend

tbraxton
21-Topaz II
(To:T_F)

Perhaps if you create the geometry using two basic forms it may work. One a corner gusset (#1). An example of such a gusset is shown in the second second picture. Such a gusset will flatten using the flatten form function, so crossing a bend with the form is not an issue.

 

tbraxton_0-1632505407904.png

 

tbraxton_1-1632505508382.png

 

 

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Involute Development, LLC
Consulting Engineers
Specialists in Creo Parametric
T_F
16-Pearl
16-Pearl
(To:tbraxton)

I've followed your suggestion, but still no able to unbend it.

T_F_0-1632520426484.png

 

Can you share the part that you shown in the second image?

 

 

tbraxton
21-Topaz II
(To:T_F)

An example part ( Creo 7) of flat of form across bend. Flat pattern is included in the part.

 

tbraxton_0-1632522721460.png

 

========================================
Involute Development, LLC
Consulting Engineers
Specialists in Creo Parametric
T_F
16-Pearl
16-Pearl
(To:tbraxton)

The unbend command doesn't work well with some types of stamping forms. In this particular case, it doesn't work also.

But as you suggest the flat pattern works!

 

Thanks

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