Flange on curved surface

[c_thompson_68]

Hi,

I am attempting to create a flange on a curved surface using Pro-E Wildfire 2.0. When the flat pattern is created, the flange tapers along the sides. What is the recommend method for creating this feature?

In the flat pattern, the unattached revolved wall is suppressed. Of course, I could create a feature for the flat pattern not shown in the formed state for the revolved wall. I would appreciate suggestions on how to model this without creating features unique to the formed and flat pattern if possible.

 

[Asho Pulsar]

Why you created unattached revolved wall, try to create an flange on the curved surface and then flatten it.
Edited by: Asho Pulsar

 

[jeff4136]

What little sheetmetal I do isn't the 'commercial' flavor
and I don't model the parts in the sheetmetal envoronment,
so ...


Unattached walls need to be Merged at some point.
I don't think you can, certainly don't know how to merge that wall.


> the flange tapers along the sides
> ...
> without creating features unique to the
> formed and flat pattern if possible.


Accurate flats of developable surfaces are within Pro/E's scope.
Where compound curvatures and neutral axis strains are involved
it's by guess and by golly, empirical development or (?) a
different software.


Read thru Help (watch for Metamorph while you're there)
and you'll know about as much about it all as I do.


Are you actually trying to create that part or is this a
tryin't get a handle on it sorta deal?
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[Asho Pulsar]

Have a look at this simple steps in sheetmetal...