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chamfered edges and sheetmetal

wildfirebrigade

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I found its impposible (in WF5) to create a sheetmetal part from a solid cube with intersecting chamfered edges. The only way I can get a flatstate from the part, is to extrude a big hole in the corner prior to converting to sheetmetal. See image:
Any suggestions for a proper solution??
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Edited by: wildfirebrigade
 
In my experience, creating sheet metal parts from a solid shape is not the best way to go, because it doesn't give you the flexibility to add and remove walls that a wall by wall modelling approach will give you. However, your experience and design intent / changes may be different.


Given that, have you tried a conversion on the same shape without the chamfer feature. How about a draft feature or a couple of cuts? Is it a problem due to the geometry or the feature itself? (I am thinking it's a geometry problem, but you specifically mentioned a chamfer; so, I am wondering if you tried other features.)
 

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