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forming tool on a curved surface

Question asked by Lane McKinnon on May 13, 2008
Latest reply on Mar 12, 2009 by Lane McKinnon

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I am trying to draw a sheet metal part with a rolled edge (see attached picture. ignore the handle and the brackets, just the sheet metal part).

I have thought of using a forming tool, but it seems that you can only use them on flat surfaces. I thought about using a flange bent 15 degrees but that didn't work.

I want to use sheet metal so I can flatten out the part for a blank length for the first operations in the shop.

Will solidworks let me do this?

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Ivan Joseph Mayorga May 14, 2008 2:17 AM
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Hi Lane can you save the in Soliworks 2007 and I will do it for you..
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- Lane McKinnon @ Ivan Joseph Mayorga on May 14, 2008 4:09 PM
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  Ivan
  
  Forgive my lack of knowledge. How do I save it in 2007 format. A quick search (save as, help, forums) doesn't provide an answer.
  
  thanks for the assistance
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  - Drew H @ Lane McKinnon on May 14, 2008 4:27 PM
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    You can't.
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  - Troy Peterson @ Lane McKinnon on May 14, 2008 4:32 PM
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    Lane McKinnon wrote:
    
    Ivan
    
    Forgive my lack of knowledge. How do I save it in 2007 format. A quick search (save as, help, forums) doesn't provide an answer.
    
    thanks for the assistance
    
    Drew is correct, you can't.
    
    The next best thing would be to save the file as an intermediate file like IGES. Then after importing add bends back to the part.
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    - Lane McKinnon @ Troy Peterson on May 14, 2008 7:29 PM
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      Here is the file in iges.
      
      I'm not looking for someone to do the part. A thought on the direction I should go and whether solidworks will let me do it.
      
      Thanks
      
      Lane
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- 1-BRBJUZ @ Ivan Joseph Mayorga on Mar 10, 2009 11:04 PM
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  So Ivan, how did you end up using a forming tool on a non flat surface?
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Deepak Gupta Mar 12, 2009 4:16 AM
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I'm not sure if there is any direct way to do that. One way might be to use use sweep/loft and then convert the part into a sheet metal.
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- Lane McKinnon @ Deepak Gupta on Mar 12, 2009 12:26 PM
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  I have decided that SW won't let me do it. The reason is that the rolled edge actually stretches the sheet metal and I don't think that SW knows how to handle that.
  
  I am still open to the idea that I could be wrong and there is an approach that would work.
  
  Thanks
  
  Lane
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