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Issue in making a flange on contour roll

Issue in making a flange on contour roll

nsatheesan34D64
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Issue in making a flange on contour roll

nsatheesan34D64
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I am trying to make a flange on the following sheet metal item.

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My end goal is to make something like this

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i started with a contour roll for the shell portion (.1 thk), but inventor is not help me create a 90deg flange at the end of the curved face.

 

Can anyone help or tell me what i am doing wrong?

 

Thanks

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blandb
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I'd just roll the body and weld the flanges in place. You will not be able to do all this in one sheet metal folding/rolling operation. You can use multi-body sheet metal and do the roll and facing of the flanges in 1 sheet metal part, and then use the make components command to make the weldment. Or just make the pieces independently constrain together in an assy/weldment.

 

Due to the rolling you will not be able to utilize the flange command since it is not a linear/planar face.

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IgorMir
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Hi,
Welding flanges to the rolled body will (most likely) distort the item. I would use Lofted Flange instead. The item is still made out of two pieces, but from welding point of view it will deliver a lot more user friendly item.
Here are some files in IV2020 format.
Cheers,

Igor.

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blandb
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I was looking at the lofting way initially as well except with full rads and flanges in the loft until I looked at the top a little more. It is almost as if there is an additional taper on the top then a small straight. There would be essentially 3 welded edges, and so I figured depending on how critical all this, maybe the flanges would be easier in the long run....Just a thought.

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IgorMir
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It all boils down to what technologically is achievable. For a short segments - welding the flanges on is feasible. But for the long ones - I would have a second thought before commuting myself  to such a weld.
Cheers,

Igor.


@blandb wrote:

I was looking at the lofting way initially as well except with full rads and flanges in the loft until I looked at the top a little more. It is almost as if there is an additional taper on the top then a small straight. There would be essentially 3 welded edges, and so I figured depending on how critical all this, maybe the flanges would be easier in the long run....Just a thought.




Web: www.meqc.com.au
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