greg_piercey
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Hello All,
I have some complex joints of tubular parts which intersect at odd angles. I would like to unwrap each tube to a flat view such that a template can be printed for fabrication. I once did this sort of thing in Inventor by creating the tube with a thin slice removed and then using sheet metal to flatten it. I have attempted a similar method in Solidworks 2004, but to no avail, it will not allow me to create a sheet metal bend from the hollow cylinder. I'm fairly new to Solidworks, but have used both Inventor and Pro/E before. I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to how to approach this problem? Any Help would be Appreciated!! Thanks.
-Greg
I have some complex joints of tubular parts which intersect at odd angles. I would like to unwrap each tube to a flat view such that a template can be printed for fabrication. I once did this sort of thing in Inventor by creating the tube with a thin slice removed and then using sheet metal to flatten it. I have attempted a similar method in Solidworks 2004, but to no avail, it will not allow me to create a sheet metal bend from the hollow cylinder. I'm fairly new to Solidworks, but have used both Inventor and Pro/E before. I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to how to approach this problem? Any Help would be Appreciated!! Thanks.
-Greg