How to change a welded mechanic into a sheet metal part

3D Design Volume Model
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Hi all

I am faced with a dilemma!

I have a welded mechanic frame, in angle of 40x40x2 which is 1200mm x 800mm. See attachment.

I would like to transform it into a sheet metal piece (or something else) to have its flat press with its 5 corner cuts. Like: /__\/____\/__\/____\

To integrate it into my drawing.

Is this possible? Is there another simple solution to achieve the same result?

Knowing that I have to recover the properties of the 40x40x2 angle for my flow table.

Thank you for your help.

Nicholas.


corniere_40x40x2.pdf
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If you made a 40x40x2 angle profile by extruding along a rectangle sketch, I'm not sure it's possible without going through the sheet metal functions.

 

Maybe you should make the background of your frame by sketching 2 frames one inside the other, the "folded base sheet" function thus creating in 3D the background, then on each external edge of your background make a folded sheet metal on edges.

This way, you'll have access to the unfolded.

 

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See screenshot


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Thank you for your answer,

That's not quite what I want.

I put another attachment from my old plan to realize what I need to have in the end.

The view made in wireframe (sketch) in green at the bottom left with the length of 3982.

This view is the "developed" of the L-frame of my chassis. To make cuts  at 45° and  90°.

As a result, you can "bend" the long length to have the frame.

Hoping my explanation is clear ;o).


chassis_en_40x40x2.pdf
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Hello

Here's how to do it


cadre_en_version_depliable.docx
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Well I managed to tinker with something!

I made my frame in MS L of 40x40x2 to have it in my flow table.

On this same piece I made a sheet metal frame with the same cross-section and shape characteristics as my previous frame.

I do two internal configs to the room, a default config with my frame in MS. And another config with my sheet unfolded to have the view in the MEP.

That's it.

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Here is the 3d version of SolidWorks 2016


cadre_en_version_depliable.sldprt
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Thank you ac cobra, That's what I  did to have my developed.

But I have to keep my mechanically welded next to it for the rest of my chassis, because in the end it's not a sheet metal part. :o)

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Look in the feature manager, a grayed out part = another config. (sheet metal)

the ungreyed out part is the part that I have to keep for the whole process with EPDM.


cadre.jpg
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Thank you for your help, we can say that the problem is solved with a pirouette.

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Ok but I don't really understand the purpose of having the frame in angle by the flow and unfolding it on the same MEP