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Sheet metal, varying width flanges

Anonymous — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 16:34:11 GMT

Hello,
I'm having some problems with my sheetmetal model. I can't seem to fill the gaps beetween the flanges.

I would like to fill them and smoothen it out, if possible. Any help is much appreciated.

Re: Sheet metal, varying width flanges

SBix26 — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 18:18:17 GMT

If you fill in the gaps, the part will not produce a flat pattern. If that's okay, the simplest way I can think of is to use the Delete Face tool with Heal checked and delete all those little faces between flanges. Inventor will extend the faces to sharp corners, and you can then add appropriate fillets to round them off.

Hint: there are a bunch of surfaces to delete-- if the part is symmetric, as it looks to be, I would model half of it, then mirror solid to create the other half.

Sam B
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Re: Sheet metal, varying width flanges

johnsonshiue — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 20:21:14 GMT

Hi! Like Sam mentioned here, there is collision. The flat pattern cannot be made. There are 4 places where the flanges will run over each other as is.

Many thanks!

Re: Sheet metal, varying width flanges

JelteDeJong — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 20:58:23 GMT

If you dont need a flatpattern i would make a norma part.

Create the (outer) shape that you need.

Add radii where you would expet them.

Use the shell command to create the sheetmatal look. (remove the faces shown by the red arrows)

You could convert it then to a sheetmetal part.

Re: Sheet metal, varying width flanges

IgorMir — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 02:25:12 GMT

Hi Johnson and Sam;

How come I can not see any embedded images to the posts? Do you have a special settings I have missed? For me to view the image attached to the OP post I have to select Reply-->Quote. Where is the magick button I have to press?

Thanks in advance,

Igor.

@johnsonshiue wrote:

Hi! Like Sam mentioned here, there is collision. The flat pattern cannot be made. There are 4 places where the flanges will run over each other as is.

Many thanks!

Re: Sheet metal, varying width flanges

johnsonshiue — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 20:53:01 GMT

Hi Igor,

I am sorry I don't know why you are not seeing the images. I am using Chrome browser, just FYI. It seems to work.

Many thanks!

Re: Sheet metal, varying width flanges

IgorMir — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 00:11:34 GMT

Hi Johnson;

Same here. I use Google Chrome. Yet if the image is attached - I see it. If it is embedded in the OP post - than to see it I have to go through the route I had described before. It is strange...

Thanks for getting back to me.

Cheers,

Igor.

@johnsonshiue wrote:

Hi Igor,

I am sorry I don't know why you are not seeing the images. I am using Chrome browser, just FYI. It seems to work.

Many thanks!