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Can sheet metal create a flanged corner within a sheet?
christophe_golle
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How would one cut out a flap, from a single surface, using sheet metal?
See picture: this is for those 90 degrees angles flaps that hold a product in place in packaging.
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glen_dewsbury
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I think this pretty picture may be what you're looking for. Looks good but the Make Joint fails and will not generate a flat pattern. Suppress Make Joint and and you'll see the flat pattern regenerate.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/37dacc319bdf48d77d63b03c/w/0f49ba2992840bc1a16e1451/e/354e4127239bf6c7039ba5d2
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Something like this:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/cebd2949fa95a7588d2d9493/w/64618225b3b8dc8b14014c08/e/e06d48fb40caca16f8dcec2d
Twitter: @BryanLAGdesign
Thank you Bryan. Can this be done without the bottom cut on your drawing?
I could have phrased my question better: can sheet metal bend the design below to a flap, without additional cuts?
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/6bf62ca02e9f65b990b2b0c5/w/eb05be0debf4b87f57a10c43/e/9a9417219907e723ddc9b833?renderMode=0&uiState=66c9941731a8110e995a7ade
I think this pretty picture may be what you're looking for. Looks good but the Make Joint fails and will not generate a flat pattern. Suppress Make Joint and and you'll see the flat pattern regenerate.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/37dacc319bdf48d77d63b03c/w/0f49ba2992840bc1a16e1451/e/354e4127239bf6c7039ba5d2
Thank you! This solves my issue, it looks simple once it's been shown :)
Not as simple as it looks. If the center section neutral path and the outer section neutral path are EQUAL OS may give a flat pattern result. Not sure if it will or just doesn't like the bend in two directions. Easiest way may be to adjust at least one of the bend radius'. I made a formula for this but my algebra is a bit tired and couldn't resolve for 2 variables.