Hi all,
I have been using the Pro/Sheetmetal module for quite sometime.
We simply could not do our work here wihtout it. Well, we could,
but not as robustly as we do now.
The problem I have been running into is calculating overall developed length of a piece in the flat state.
I can determine what each bend's developed length is, but what if I
need to give a shear size to my shear operator? Another place
where this would come in handy is to set the workpiece size of a MFG
sheetmetal file to the overall flat state size of the sheet metal part.
The only way I have been able to do this is place a reference dimension
on the flat state and reference that in my drawing or MFG file.
However, this does not work well if I need to delete or add a wall to
the part.
Is there a quick and easy way to determine the overall developed length of the entire part, rather than each bend seperately?
With all of the knowledge floating around mcadcentral.com, I am sure
someone has run into the problem as well. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Jim
Edited by: conrat
I have been using the Pro/Sheetmetal module for quite sometime.
We simply could not do our work here wihtout it. Well, we could,
but not as robustly as we do now.
The problem I have been running into is calculating overall developed length of a piece in the flat state.
I can determine what each bend's developed length is, but what if I
need to give a shear size to my shear operator? Another place
where this would come in handy is to set the workpiece size of a MFG
sheetmetal file to the overall flat state size of the sheet metal part.
The only way I have been able to do this is place a reference dimension
on the flat state and reference that in my drawing or MFG file.
However, this does not work well if I need to delete or add a wall to
the part.
Is there a quick and easy way to determine the overall developed length of the entire part, rather than each bend seperately?
With all of the knowledge floating around mcadcentral.com, I am sure
someone has run into the problem as well. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Jim
Edited by: conrat