Hello Syrius
Be careful on a spherical stamp, the drilling also deforms and the final shape is no longer a cylindrical hole but a conical one with dimensions that are not too precise because the faces stretch. If you want the hole to remain cylindrical, it will have to be made by drilling after stamping.
But the realization of the tool remains the same in all cases. There are many tutorials on this.
Hi there,
Thank you for taking the time to answer me, despite the explanations given above I didn't manage to do my stamping.
FYI I work mainly in sheet metal mode and I have the stamped function but I don't understand how it works.
What I would like is to be able to define the radius of the spherical, the radius of the start of the spherical and its stamping height.
If you can, put your in video form.
Thank you in advance.
Good evening
Two things
1°) video in sheet metal mode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNoRowIstww
2°) What my colleagues tell you (whom I salute by the way) is that it gives you the theoretical form for the purpose of overall design but it will not represent the reality of your piece in the workshop because depending on the direction of the fiber, etc... the part in theory flat will not be you will have folds of shrinkage or elongation, etc... In addition, in the workshop, they will probably do the thing in two times, the sphere and then the stamping of the bottom of the sphere for the sake of centering the hole of the shape base, unless it is with a tool to follow or a stamping tool, cutting as for the CNC punctures
Solidworks is not a stamping tool (abuse of language on the part of SW) as are specialized software that takes into account plastic deformation.
Solidworks will give you the theoretical form you want as a designer and the workshop will do according to the usual tools of their workshop or that they will create specifically.
Kind regards
Hi Zozo,
Very interesting video but I didn't understand anything because I don't work in this way at all.
I work mainly on thin thicknesses, especially on parts that are stamped from 0.3 to 0.6mm and not exceeding 3mm in stamping height.
I don't know if I explained myself well, what I'm looking for is once the part is finished made according to sheet metal, to be able to select the part to be deformed by giving the radius of the spherical and the depth of stamping
Good evening
Great with such thin thickness and shallow depth, the deformations are small
So if I understand, you have to
1°) That you do your sheet metal work in the classic way when everything is ok
2° ) You put your sheet flat
If you don't want to use the stamped tool proposed in the video, which is still a simple solution, especially if you're creating a library of shapes. But hey!
3°) you make a revolution of the desired shape around the axis that you put where you want, then a removal of matter for the superfluous matter then you make the rays that are fine
4°) you do the linear repetitions which are fine if you have several stampings on your flat sheet.
5°) You remove the flattening with the button that fits well (folded <==> unfolded) and then miraculously you have your sheet metal volume with the stampings
Obviously you have to do the stampings last if not SW offers you a trip to the Parthenon (he's a bit stubborn)
Kind regards
By using the stamping function in the volume mode, you can quickly punch.
Here are some pictures
First the necessary bends
then draw the punch tool
give it volume WITHOUT merging with the sheet metal
We get sheet metal + punch, two different objects.
Then and finally the volume stamping function . Not the sheet metal work , it doesn't do the same thing.
It's simple, you choose the sheet metal first, then the tool. Tick the boxes like me. Do not change the default properties.
The result is this one after hiding the tool
The interior and exterior departments still need to be done.
Is that what you are looking for?
This is the version without a hole:D
The hole will have to be done afterwards
If I understood @cil correctly dede_1 he wants to create a sphere to stamp. With and without holes.
There are three methods described here. To make the hole at the same time as the stamping, you will have to be satisfied with the method detailed by @Zozo or the sheet metal stamping that I have given rather with its disadvantages.
The third is the volume stamping which is very simple to use but the hole to make afterwards.
Hello to both of you,
Yes I confirm that I need the version with and without the hole and then to make the hole at the end is not disturbing.
On the other hand, I tried to do with your explanations but I'm still going around in circles.
Can you make me a detailed video from A-Z so that I can understand and see where I am making the mistake.
Thank you.
Syrius
Sorry I'm not equipped for this but I left you my file as an example.
I don't know your SW level but you seem to be at the beginning. I couldn't explain it more simply. Maybe someone else more gifted in pedagogy.
With a little research now that you know the "Stamping" function:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ-CN3mMZ8Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWe4NPgwY4o
OK no problem SORING otherwise on the pcs that are not too old there is the recording function with the Windows+G key
My level is very limited because I learned solidworks recently with a young autistic intern that we had for 2 months and my job is the most based on fine sheet metal.
And SBADENIS interesting the videos, I didn't know the design by a tool created before for formatting, I thought it was simpler.
As soon as I have a little time to kill I try to make up for it with the tutorial.
Friendly.
Syrius
Hello everyone,
With time and persistence, I managed to make a circular stamp.
on the other hand I am stuck on an oblong shape
I attach a file (solidworks 2016) to understand the subject.
On the checkerboard part you would need a dome of an R21.4 wide on the entire length and just on the ends of the oblong an R21.9 in the length.
hoping to have been able to make myself understood.
Syrius
Hello
I guess the goal is to generate the volume below, replacing the extruded shape of your part.
This is to create a stamping tool...
In the absence of a 2016 version, a possible approach is described in the attached document.
Kind regards
Hello, thank you for this answer, that's what I wanted.
But I still stumble in practice (arc R21.4 sketch3).
Would it be possible to have this practice in video to follow step by step and to add an R2 on the entire contour of the oblong.
Yours sincerely.
Syrius.
Good evening
ok great for the video, I tried but I got lost in sketch 4 because everything remains flat, I'll try again tomorrow.
Concerning sketch 1 on which plane to start (front, top or right)
Yours sincerely.
Syrius.
Clarifications on the three sketches of the smoothing function:
- Sketch2 is the one that was used to generate the oblong shape on your initial part. It is simply completed by the two segments delimiting the sections into 1/2 circles at the ends. It is defined in the plane of the upper face of the base block (Boss.-Extru.1);
- Sketch6 is defined in the Right-hand plane, it contains the arc of the cross-section, with its midpoint and a closing segment;
- Sketch7 is defined in the Face Plan, it represents the longitudinal section, with a straight line segment and two symmetrical arcs of a circle.
To generate the volume by smoothing (Smoothing2), you must use the SolidWorks SelectionManager (right-click in the graphics area while waiting for a selection), to select only certain parts of Sketch2 for profiles and guide curves.
Kind regards.
Thank you for this patience, I didn't understand everything in the way of doing it but I managed it.
Yours sincerely.