Hello
I'm looking to model a rectangle/inclined rectangle hopper.
I started by "sewing" the four flat faces of my part and then converted them into sheet metal with the "Convert to sheet metal" function. The part was created well, but folding errors make it impossible to create the flattening.
Two corners of my piece are common to two folds, I can't create any notching or cutting to make the folds possible.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Hello @ fmaisonneuve
When I read this: (( I started by "sewing" the four flat faces of my part and then converted them to sheet metal with the "Convert to sheet metal" function).
I tell myself why make it simple when you can make it complicated.
Personally and by professional tradition I would make two folds sketched from a flat sheet metal with the notches in the sketch.
But I suggest that you look at what our colleague @jsavoyat (whom I salute) proposes.
This subject of hoppers is regularly discussed; A search on this forum will give you a lot of smart ways to proceed.
Kind regards
Hello, have you been to see on the site "content central" I think you will find what you want just by changing the final profile of the sweeping boss to rectangle and not to round as proposed on the site:
https://www.3dcontentcentral.fr/download-model.aspx?catalogid=7599&id=380864
Hello
Solidworks does not understand this kind of sheet metal part, for it to work it would have to remove circular material at the crossing of the folds for the part to unfold.
Hey colleagues,
I think you didn't notice the transverse crease between the two wings which still complicates it.
Hi all
Here is the daddy-style method as you did when there were no automatic folds and sophisticated chewing.
Not knowing the angles I did it at the drop of a hat because it doesn't change anything in principle ;-)
Kind regards
To make this kind of bunker, the easiest way is often to draw the volume and then draw the sheet metal parts live on the faces.
In addition, it is very easy to change the dimensions of the hopper if necessary by modifying the volume and the sheet metal parts following.
Good evening
Totally agree with @sbadenis
in fact it gives this (see the attachment)
I tried to redesign the multi-body sheet metal part. I can model everything and everything is configurable, but an error persists during the surface/sheet metal conversion.
Hello
here is a little tutorial of how I made the part in three functions under SolidWorks 2016. The piece and the tutorial are in the attached zip. All you have to do is adapt the ribs to your needs...