Swage Across Bend

[MLCSCAD-C]

I'm trying to add a swage around a sheet metal cylinder with a groove lock seam.

It does not seem to be possible to do this, and have a flat pattern at the end of it.

I can build the part using sheet metal features -- but the flat pattern will not work, which seems to have something to do with how flat pattern automatically unfolds parts.

Does anyone know a way to get this working?

Groove Lock Seam

[IgorMir]

Hi Hayden;

I don't think you would get much of a success to do do both features in one file. Here is a file (IV2018 format) with the lock seam only. For the formed out reinforcing swage - I would derive that part into a new file and do it over there. That way you would get fairly accurate Flat pattern from the first part and overall design represented by the second one.

Cheers,

Igor.

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@MLCSCAD-C wrote:

I'm trying to add a swage around a sheet metal cylinder with a groove lock seam.

It does not seem to be possible to do this, and have a flat pattern at the end of it.

I can build the part using sheet metal features -- but the flat pattern will not work, which seems to have something to do with how flat pattern automatically unfolds parts.

Does anyone know a way to get this working?

Groove Lock Seam

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[IgorMir · Accepted solution]

Further to my previous post - here are two files (IV2018) which demonstrate the approach to this task. Part1 controls Part2. Yet Part1 is used for the flat pattern development. It probably could have been done in one iPart file, but it should give you an idea non the less, I hope.

Cheers,

Igor.

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@MLCSCAD-C wrote:

I'm trying to add a swage around a sheet metal cylinder with a groove lock seam.

It does not seem to be possible to do this, and have a flat pattern at the end of it.

I can build the part using sheet metal features -- but the flat pattern will not work, which seems to have something to do with how flat pattern automatically unfolds parts.

Does anyone know a way to get this working?

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[MLCSCAD-C]

Thanks for your help. I've enjoyed looking through your models.

I did end up using an iPart -- but had to generate the two parts separately with the flat pattern deleted on one part, and with the flat pattern on the second part created with the part fully unfolded (I didn't see an option to suppress a flat pattern).

[IgorMir]

Yes, it should work too.

Cheers,

Igor.

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@MLCSCAD-C wrote:

Thanks for your help. I've enjoyed looking through your models.

I did end up using an iPart -- but had to generate the two parts separately with the flat pattern deleted on one part, and with the flat pattern on the second part created with the part fully unfolded (I didn't see an option to suppress a flat pattern).

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