Hello
Let me explain: when I make 2 pieces in sheet metal (ex U) I make a 45° cut by extrusion.
When we do the assembly we always have a problem, a few millimeters are missing.
Kind regards
Hello
Could you give us a screenshot or an example file?
It would be easier to be able to help you...
Kind regards.
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Is it possible to have a screenshot of the way you made the U's in 3D and why not the lack of material obtained in photos?
Oops grilled by @a.eriaud !
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Ok I see the problem...
If you do a direct material removal, SW no longer unfolds:
Because variation in thickness on the folding area!
With the " normal " material removal, SW can unfold but you lose a thickness of sheet metal in length:
Thickness that can be filled by welding during assembly.
What we do in this case:
1 - a flat sheet (rectangle)
2 - Addition of 2 plies on the edge
3 - Editing of the sketches of the folds to make the 45° slope:
This allows you to keep the length but you will have a flat at the junction and certainly a shift in the assembly...
Another more workshop-oriented method:
1 - bending a U without cutting at 45°
2 - it's the welder who makes his cut on the coast...
In fact, to sum up, depending on the thicknesses involved and the type of final assembly, I juggle between different methods. There is, I think, no miracle solution...
Good luck.
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thank you but we have a plasma table so we make the cuts directly
Hello;
Why not pass your profiles in the form of mechanically welded, this will save you from conflicts of cuts and intersections...
Otherwise for 45° angles you can always use the Chamfers function...
Kind regards.
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