Hello
I have a problem with a sheet metal part on which I would like to integrate a transition pleat function. This is because I can't seem to merge my transition folds to my existing piece. I can't find how to do what I want.
Thank you in advance for the help provided.
Kind regards.
Hello
You are using a version higher than 2021 so it is not possible to open the file, for me.
Can you post an image of the room and also a view of the creation tree.
Can you provide additional information on how you carried out the padding of the sheet metal.
Also, is the problem related to the quilting or not ???
Is your problem related to the crunching used to bend the sheet metal to the diameter of 1 meter or not?
A few years ago, we dealt with a problem related to quilting and it was not trivial, hence my question ;-)
Kind regards
Hello
Below are some step-by-step images showing my design.
I managed to make the shape I wanted with a smoothing but just for the representation because the latter cannot unfold (normal). I would have liked to make the same shape but according to sheet metal. The problem is that with the transition folds function, it doesn't fuse the small end (shown here in smoothing) to my original sheet.
Thank you for your help.
Hello
Thank you for the Word doc!
It's very clear!
The problem is that the shape obtained by smoothing is equivalent to making the equivalent of a stamping.
The problem comes from the fact that you mix sheet metal with volume and this from sketch 42. What you do after sketch 42 is the equivalent of remachining on bent sheet metal.
Moreover, unless there are production imperatives that I do not know, the holes you make with removals 9, 12, 13, 14 are also rework. Especially since if I meddle in what doesn't concern me, you can't do stamping or drilling on the creases. These holes should be made on the sheet metal before biting.
Good! To come back to your request, you should create and use a stamping tool that will give you a more precise idea of the real deformations created by the little leg.
But even then, I don't know how to put it back on track.
Our colleagues will tell you how to do it ;-) .
Look at what Logopress does to approach the problem (I used once for tools to follow) https://www.logopress.com/fr/products-2.php
I know that smoothing cannot be developed. I did it to get my shape and possibly extrapolate a developed one that I would have re-examined. I just thought that with transition folds, I would be able to make the shape but the problem is that he considers it to me as another sheet metal. So, I went for a solution with simple folds, which solves my problem.
All the same, it bothers me not to find it.
Concerning holes 9,12,13,14, I can do them because my crunch is very far apart between each fold. In addition, on sheet metal, I always use a normal removal which means that I have no problem with developing. I do this very, very often on rounded shapes for tanks or even truncated conical lids. This allows me to either stand perpendicular to the sheet metal or completely askew with a more or less "oval" hole depending on the angle but with a cut that is always perfect.
Thank you all the same for the search for a solution.
Good evening Fabien
Thank you for all these additional very instructive information because each profession has its specific know-how and that's what's great ;-)
I'm convinced that our colleagues will give you the solution, but in August I don't know why they're taking a vacation!
So let's be patient because I can't wait to see what they come up with.
Kind regards