greg_piercey
New member
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