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Wrapping surface around angled cylinder

sales23 — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 15:00:59 GMT

Hi,

Could anyone help me wrap a surface around an angled cylinder please?

I've tried projecting sketches from various angles but just can't seem to get the projections to work correctly. I end up with eclipses rather than a natural curve on the surface.

The imagine should explain what I'm trying to do better than I can.

The sketch is the direction the surface needs to come off at. I know It's not in the correct position, just for guidance.

Thanks in advance!!

Chris

Re: Wrapping surface around angled cylinder

g-andresen — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 15:56:22 GMT

Hi,

are you looking for something like this?

günther

Re: Wrapping surface around angled cylinder

sales23 — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:18:17 GMT

Hi, thanks for the reply.

I need the surface to hit the bar vertically like in my picture, then, wrap around the angled bar ( 90 degree wrap) and come of horizontally.

Hope this makes sense?

Re: Wrapping surface around angled cylinder

TrippyLighting — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:42:12 GMT

@sales23 wrote:
Hi, thanks for the reply.

I need the surface to hit the bar vertically like in my picture, then, wrap around the angled bar ( 90 degree wrap) and come of horizontally.

Hope this makes sense?

That would be a 180 degree wrap 😉

The very first thing I'd start with is clean, fully defined (constrained and dimensioned) sketches.

Re: Wrapping surface around angled cylinder

sales23 — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:58:44 GMT

Yes, 180 degrees, sorry, was thinking about the surface coming off the cylinder.

As for fully defined sketches, not really necessary for a simple bar. Even if it was fully defined, it still wouldn't solve the wrap. The sketch coming off horizontally is only there to show what I'm trying to achieve, not for making the surface from, so no need to define that.

Cheers

Re: Wrapping surface around angled cylinder

TrippyLighting — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 17:11:04 GMT

@sales23 wrote:
As for fully defined sketches, not really necessary for a simple bar.

That might be OK, but not at your level!

Once you know hat you can get away with, maybe.

Re: Wrapping surface around angled cylinder

sales23 — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 17:22:12 GMT

Point noted!!

That looks like what I'm trying to achieve. Nice work!

I haven't got access to fusion until the morning, so can't open the file unfortunately. If you have time, would you mind explaining how you did it? Appreciate it if you don't.

Thanks

Re: Wrapping surface around angled cylinder

TrippyLighting — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 17:42:38 GMT

Here is another one which is more accurate and simpler to model with the sheet metal tools.

With "more accurate" I mean, if you unwrap it, the sheet will be a rectangle. That's not the case with the more convoluted method. If you go through the timeline and edit the steps you'll see how it was constructed.

If you still have questions, I'll create a screen cast.

Re: Wrapping surface around angled cylinder

Warmingup1953 — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 22:35:08 GMT

Emboss? EDIT: I have added my rough go file.

Re: Wrapping surface around angled cylinder

sales23 — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 19:07:52 GMT

That's brilliant, I'll have a look at it in the morning.

The more accurate, the better, as I need to design around the horizontal surface. So appreciate pointing it out and the extra model. Bonus if it's simpler too!

Thanks

Re: Wrapping surface around angled cylinder

sales23 — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 19:10:21 GMT

That's interesting, thanks for posting! Would you mind sharing the file for it so I can see the work flow?

Thanks

Re: Wrapping surface around angled cylinder

jhackney1972 — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 20:12:50 GMT

Here is my version using the Coil command and Surfaces. It is a bit timeline intensive as I did not look for short-cuts. Model is attached.

Re: Wrapping surface around angled cylinder

Warmingup1953 — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 22:35:44 GMT

Added to my first reply.

Re: Wrapping surface around angled cylinder

sales23 — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 14:13:26 GMT

Thank you for helping @Warmingup1953 @jhackney1972 . Unfortunately, when the surfaces are unwrapped, the shape is slightly deformed. Appreciate your time though as if it was only for aesthetics, both of your suggestions would work.

I've used your sheet metal technique @TrippyLighting and it works great!! Very easy to understand and execute. Like you said, it's accurate when unwrapped too, so confident to design around it. Thank you for your time and solution!!

Re: Wrapping surface around angled cylinder

TrippyLighting — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 14:21:06 GMT

You're welcome! I've taken the liberty to click the accept solution button in my post 😉

I've done the same with @jhackney1972 and @Warmingup1953 posts. They present different and valuable techniques.

Re: Wrapping surface around angled cylinder

sales23 — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 15:16:02 GMT

Cheers for doing the accept solution for everyone, as you say, they all have merits! Thanks again!!