Dear friends,
I'm in the process of designing a sun visor for my drone (it doesn't exist for this holy stone brand). I managed to make extrusions on a folded sheet by referring to my cell phone, is there a way to unfold this sheet.
Thank you for your answers
Hello
A priori, this kind of shape is quite classic and does not pose any particular problems, but you would have to look at it from other angles. Maybe you could share your model, in step format if you are on a very recent version (>2019).
The question is mainly where you want to have the junctions.
Hello
If I may say so, the form does not seem viable from a usage point of view. You should make a cardboard prototype to make sure that nothing obstructs the field of vision in this situation.
hello @fauteux1959
I join the colleagues and I add beware of the elasticity of the sheet metal if it is too thick and if, as in the image, the screen is much higher than the light in the sheet metal.
I hope the piece is a U and it has no bottom, otherwise hello editing.
If the sheet metal is as thick as on the drawing, hello the weight
Personally, I wouldn't make three pieces of very thin plywood connected by plastic hinges (very simplified, a piece of plastic from a tray once bent would be fine) like that, simple to do and above all foldable.
Otherwise, to answer the initial question, with the sheet metal module, the unfolded function is standard. The part must be created with the sheet metal module.
If we know the dimensions, then the estimated time to carry out = 16 minutes with a 2D plan and the file for the laser cutting.
Kind regards
Hi all
I designed a prototype without having time to change the thickness of the metal, I realized while working on my prototype the only way to have an unfolded view is a drawing.
I took good note before making it out of much lighter metal, I'm going to make it out of cardboard to check that it works properly.
Thank you for your advice