hello everyone,
I am trying to convert this hopper from 2d to 3d.
I extruded its internal space and converted to sheet metal in order to have the side sheet metal parts, but solidworks won't let me use edge-flange commands to do the flanges on the top. any ideas?
Thanks!
yes, almost. how did you add those flanges and why does my model not allow me to use those commands?
p.s: i also need solidworks to be able to generate a flattened version of the sheet metal parts
See the attached RAR file.....It was made with SW2018SP3
by your own you need to use
2018 SOLIDWORKS Help - Sketched Bend PropertyManager
I prefer made face by face to obtain blanks and use mirror but it's my personal opinion
I don't know why that is not working Ioannis.. I did notice that if I selected the side and top (edge) face with the measure tool, it did not indicate that is was perpendicular (normal). If I did the same on the bottom edge it did indicate perpendicular. Looks like it has something to do with the solid loft..
So.. what I did is delete everything except the loft sketches and made a surface loft, Surface-Extrude and knitted the two. After converting to sheet metal I was able to add the edge flange.. Apparently there is something screwy with the solid loft that is throwing it off. I tried several things but could not get it to work with the solid loft.
