Hi everyone, I hope someone out there has an answer to this problem. Or maybe a few and I can try them all.
I have 2 sheet metal trays and I need to create a loft/ boundary between them. A loft that can be made with sheetmetal and does not have a twist in it.
I tried a boundary between them and I got this - that does not even look right it has twists in it.
I basically know what I want it to look like and where the folds will be.
but the boundary feature only lets me select about 3 lines as guide lines. Why can't I select all these lines and make it transition along them.
I have also tried this boundary feature with a solid-
1) Why can't I create a solid that takes up the space within a 3d sketch? surely some command can do this - and I could convert this to sheet metal.
All the tutorials on the loft and boundary features are for amazing curves. I just want really basic.
Cheers Kiri
Takes me back to the Pre-Lofted Sheet Metal - I might be permanently stuck in the old school but in the past I would develop the part just like you show and then at each triangle I would add a plane and use the 3D sketch by converting the sketch lines in that triangle and Boss Extrude, do this for every wedge, then you'll need to trim any excess material or add material to fill your gaps, then at each connection point you need to create a sheet metal relief, and I usually did that by adding a hole in the corner. Do the complete model and then add the sheet metal bends.
Or.... you can start with the Sheet Metal feature right away, lets say for the base and then add edge flanges, however you will need to edit the edge flange sketch to change it from a rectangle to a triangle and then calculate the bend angles etc..