Multiple Manufacturing Facilities

[bnoll]

All,

How is one handling multiple bend tables in one sheet metal part? I
have a part that needs to be manufactured in multiple manufacturing
facilities, both having different bending allowances and unit systems.

The only process I have found is the "global" sheet metal part can in
fact not be created as a sheet metal part it must be done as a solid
model. Then using the inheritance feature one can convert it to sheet
metal selecting the bend table they so desire.

Problem with this is, telling a user they cannot use the sheet metal
package to create their parts. Creating them as solids is a lot more
cumbersome.

Any thoughts?

WF3 M170
Ilink 3.4 M060

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Brian S. Noll
Sr. Engineer/Technologist, Design Services, IT
Johnson Controls, Inc. <http:%5c%5cwww.johnsoncontrols.com%5c>
Tel: 717.771.7587
Fax: 717.771.7270
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[bfrandsen]

Brian,
I am not a sheetmetal guru but for each feature you can define whether to
use the overall part bend table or a specific bend table for that feature.
Would that not solve your problems?

Bjarne Frandsen



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All,

How is one handling multiple bend tables in one sheet metal part? I have
a part that needs to be manufactured in multiple manufacturing facilities,
both having different bending allowances and unit systems.

The only process I have found is the "global" sheet metal part can in fact
not be created as a sheet metal part it must be done as a solid model.
Then using the inheritance feature one can convert it to sheet metal
selecting the bend table they so desire.

Problem with this is, telling a user they cannot use the sheet metal
package to create their parts. Creating them as solids is a lot more
cumbersome.

Any thoughts?

WF3 M170
Ilink 3.4 M060

--
Regards,

Brian S. Noll
Sr. Engineer/Technologist, Design Services, IT
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Tel: 717.771.7587
Fax: 717.771.7270
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